Jury Awards Low Damages For Smoker’s Cancer, Finds Tobacco Company 10% At Fault

Mealey's ( May 26, 2022, 2:58 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida state court jury on May 17 awarded a smoker $150,000 in compensatory damages for pain and suffering caused by lung cancer he was diagnosed with after smoking Winston cigarettes for nearly 50 years in his lawsuit against a tobacco company but also found the smoker 90% at fault for his lung cancer.  VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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