Pennsylvania Federal Judge Dismisses Tobacco Executives From Lawsuit

Mealey's (May 24, 2018, 10:29 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — Efforts by a Pennsylvania man suffering from emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to sue, personally, the president and chief executives of three tobacco companies were dismissed May 21 by a Pennsylvania federal judge (Ted. A. McCracken v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 17-4495, E.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84573)....