Oregon Jurors Hear Opening Arguments In Smoker’s Family’s Lawsuit

(June 13, 2022, 8:10 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — Jurors in an Oregon state court on June 8 heard opening arguments in a product liability lawsuit brought by the estate of a smoker who died from lung cancer at age 63 and argued that he was duped into getting hooked on cigarettes as a teenager, while a tobacco company contended that the smoker chose to smoke and was aware of smoking’s health risks. VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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