The Florida legislature has agreed to cap the bond tobacco giants would have to set aside in case they lose thousands of upcoming cigarette injury cases. A bond is required to launch an appeal, which can take years, something many of the injured smokers or their survivors don't have.
The first of 8,000 lawsuits to be filed against Big Tobacco in Florida will be appealed by Philip Morris USA after a jury awarded the widow of a smoker $8 million.
Scientists find a new drug may help protect mice exposed to cigarette smoke from developing chronic lung disease, or COPD, raising hope for treatment in humans. COPD is the 4th largest killer, affecting as many as 210 million people worldwide.
The first of thousands of lawsuits against Big Tobacco is being heard in Florida following the dismantling of the $145 billion Engle case. Plaintiffs will not have to prove that the companies put out a defective product and committed fraud and that cigarettes cause at least 16 diseases. They will have to prove they were addicted to smoking. Plan on Big Tobacco to discredit the plaintiffs.
Capping 14 years of litigation, a Miami-Dade judge has ruled that tens of thousands of smokers can share in a $600 million fund set up to compensate those injured by cigarettes. The fund will be distributed regardless of the severity of injury as the judge ruled trying individual cases would be too lengthy.
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