The tobacco industry is escaping some legal fires in the courtroom involving secondhand smoke litigation. Last month, cigarette makers racked up its latest victory in a series of lawsuits involving flight attendants who alleged that they developed cancer due to secondhand smoke on airplanes. Womble Carlyle's Jonathan Engram, who represents R.J. Reynolds, credits medical evidence for his client's wins.
January 07, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The tobacco industry is escaping some legal fires in the courtroom involving secondhand smoke litigation.
Parents have won secondhand smoke claims in child custody disputes. Prisoners have won civil rights claims over exposure to secondhand smoke. And employers and property owners have been successfully sued over secondhand smoke exposure.
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