Tobacco Companies Deny Liability For Smoker’s Death From Lung Cancer At Trial

(January 25, 2023, 4:49 PM EST) -- BOSTON — A lawyer for a dead smoker’s family told a Massachusetts state court jury during opening statements that the tobacco industry’s conspiracy to conceal the risks of smoking led to the smoker’s addiction and death, while two tobacco companies each denied any liability for the smoker’s cancer based on the period of her life that she spent smoking each company’s products.  VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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