Baum v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co

VERDICT

Trial
08/25/14 – 09/05/14

Summary

In this Engle progeny lawsuit, plaintiff, the widow of smoker smoker Paul Baum, claims that Baum was addicted to cigarettes and that his 50-plus-year smoking habit caused and aggravated the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that ultimately killed him in 2012. Defendants contend that Baum was a smoker by choice rather than an addict. Defendants also claim that plaintiff is not an Engle class member because Baum suffered from tracheomalacia unrelated to his smoking.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Sessions

AM Session
Other
2 Chapters
SEP
5

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