Boston Jury Told Philip Morris Targeted Teens; Disease Isn’t Tobacco Related

Mealey's (September 16, 2019, 4:55 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A plaintiff told a Massachusetts jury on Sept. 5 that Philip Morris knew that teenagers were an important demographic for its cigarettes, chose to target them and was proud of how well its efforts worked.  But the company said the plaintiff’s relatively short-term use of its cigarettes and her type of lung cancer suggest other causes of her disease (Patricia Greene v. Philip Morris, No. 1581CV01808, Mass. Super., Middlesex Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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