Massachusetts Jury Sides With Tobacco Company In Wrongful Death Case

Mealey's (March 28, 2019, 12:44 PM EDT) -- DEDHAM, Mass. — A jury empaneled in the Norfolk County, Mass., Superior Court on March 27 ruled in favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. on claims by the daughter of a smoker that the company breached the implied warranty of merchantability by selling cigarettes that were defectively designed (Julie Lagadimas v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 1582-CV-01474, Mass. Super., Norfolk Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE...

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