Jury Hears Opening Statements In Ex-Marine’s Case Against Philip Morris

(January 17, 2020, 1:58 PM EST) -- MIAMI — A former Marine developed laryngeal cancer but never needed to because safer tobacco products existed, a lawyer told a jury during opening statements on Jan. 16.  But Philip Morris USA Inc.’s counsel told the jury that there was no way the man could not have known of the dangers cigarettes posed (Ed Principe v. Philip Morris, No. 2017-CA-025772, Fla. Cir., Dade Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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