The first trial to hold tobacco companies accountable for second-hand smoke opened in Miami on Monday. A class-action suit representing 60,000 nonsmoking flight attendants is seeking US$5 billion in damages for claims that cigarette smoke in airline cabins caused lung cancer, respiratory problems, and heart disease. It's also the first tobacco class-action suit to go to trial.
Tobacco on Trial
The first trial to hold tobacco companies accountable for second-hand smoke opened in Miami on Monday. A class-action suit representing 60,000 nonsmoking flight attendants is seeking US$5 billion in damages for claims that cigarette smoke in airline cabins caused lung cancer, respiratory problems, and heart disease. It's also the first tobacco class-action suit to go to trial.
