Massachusetts High Court Questions Timeliness Of Smokers’ Wrongful Death Suits

Mealey's (March 8, 2023, 1:05 PM EST) -- BOSTON — The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court during consolidated oral arguments questioned attorneys as to whether the estates of two deceased smokers were barred from bringing wrongful death actions against tobacco companies after trial courts dismissed the lawsuits as time-barred based on the date of diagnosis of tobacco-related illnesses for the smokers’ injuries, rather than the date of death....

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