Smoker Was Unable To Quit Even After COPD Diagnosis, Widow Tells Jury

(June 2, 2021, 9:34 AM EDT) -- PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Counsel for the widow of a deceased smoker told a Florida jury during May 24 opening statements in her wrongful death trial against a tobacco company that her husband became addicted to cigarettes before the health risks of smoking were widely known but was too addicted to quit after falling ill. VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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