New York Jury Awards Widow $350,000 In Tobacco Lawsuit
Widow Awarded Over Tobacco Lawsuit. A jury awarded $350,000 to a woman who blamed a tobacco company after her husband a smoker for more than four decades died of lung cancer. It was the first time a jury in New York state awarded damages against a tobacco company. Gladys Frankson, whose husband, Harry, began smoking in … [Read more...] about New York Jury Awards Widow $350,000 In Tobacco Lawsuit
Tobacco Company Sues Over New Law
New Law Allow Government Authority Over Tobacco Company. In late June, President Barack Obama signed The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law. The law will allow the federal government broad authority over tobacco products and will also allow regulators to control cigarette packaging and marketing as well as how … [Read more...] about Tobacco Company Sues Over New Law
Tobacco Company-Funded Lung Cancer Study Corrected AGAIN!
NEJM Published A Third Correction To A Lung Cancer Study. The New England Journal of Medicine just published an unbelievable third correction to a controversial medical study on the advisability of lung cancer screening. Although the study has long been in question over its ties to the tobacco industry, this third correction only … [Read more...] about Tobacco Company-Funded Lung Cancer Study Corrected AGAIN!
