Jury Finds Tobacco Company Didn’t Cause 50-Year Smoker’s Death From Lung Cancer

Mealey's ( April 26, 2022, 2:01 PM EDT) -- VERO BEACH, Fla. — A Florida jury on April 22 returned a defense verdict in the third trial brought against a tobacco company by the widow of a smoker who died from lung cancer in 1994 after smoking cigarettes for roughly 50 years, with the jury stating on its verdict form that the company didn’t cause the smoker’s addiction or death.  VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE...