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Former flight attendant alleges that her cancer resulted from exposure to cigarettes on planes.
Jump to full article: Los Angeles Times, 2003-09-16
Author: From Bloomberg News
Intro: Cigarette makers on Monday won a mistrial in a Florida lawsuit brought by a former flight attendant who alleges that second-hand smoke caused her cancer.
A judge in Miami halted the trial of Gail Routh's lawsuit after two jurors bowed out of hearing evidence that the former flight attendant, a nonsmoker who was a flight attendant for more than 25 years, reportedly would die within two years from work-related lung cancer. Routh, who is seeking millions of dollars in compensation, also claims to suffer from chronic sinusitis and chronic bronchitis. The court will begin selecting a new jury next week. . .
Attorneys for the cigarette makers, which also include Philip Morris USA, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. and Lorillard Tobacco Co., contend there is no evidence that second-hand smoke caused Routh's cancer or other health problems.
Lawyers for the tobacco companies asked Judge Herbert Stettin for a mistrial after the loss of two jurors left only five to hear the case.
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