Sacs v R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Summary

In this tobacco, product liability claim, plaintiffs, the family members of a smoker who died from lung cancer, claim defendant tobacco company is responsible for defectively designing cigarettes and concealing their dangers from the public.

Defendant claims that, while cigarettes are dangerous, they are not defectively designed, because cigarettes as a product are inherently dangerous.

Outcome

For the defense.

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