Bennett LeBow, head of cigarette maker Liggett Group, repeated in a courtroom the words that have made his company a tobacco-industry pariah. Asked whether smoking causes cancer and is addictive, LeBow answered bluntly in the affirmative. He testified as part of an airline flight attendants' suit against the industry.
Tobacco Chief Testifies
Bennett LeBow, head of cigarette maker Liggett Group, repeated in a courtroom the words that have made his company a tobacco-industry pariah. Asked whether smoking causes cancer and is addictive, LeBow answered bluntly in the affirmative. He testified as part of an airline flight attendants' suit against the industry.
