Dead Smoker Claimed ‘Right’ To Smoke Despite Risks, Tobacco Company Tells Jurors

(June 12, 2023, 10:59 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — An attorney for a tobacco company told a Florida state court jury during opening arguments that it should reject claims brought in an Engle trial by the three children of a smoker who died at 46 from lung cancer, arguing that the smoker ignored advice to quit and said she had a “right” to smoke, while her adult children’s attorney says the smoker was deceived into smoking filtered cigarettes.  VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....