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Jump to full article: Reuters (uk), 2005-05-31
Intro: The widow of a man who died from lung cancer failed on Tuesday in her bid to sue British tobacco company Imperial Tobacco (IMT.L: Quote, Profile, Research) in the first ever UK smokers trial.
Alfred McTear smoked mainly Imperial brands and died, aged 48, of lung cancer over 10 years ago, months after filing his claim against Imperial. He started smoking in 1964, seven years before health warning labels were put on UK cigarette packets.
McTear's wife continued the claim which smokers and investors saw as a test case for thousands more.
The judge at the Edinburgh court threw out Margaret McTear's claim for 500,000 pounds ($911,700) damages and cleared Imperial Tobacco of responsibility for her husband's lung cancer. . . .
He had considered 30 days of evidence and 12 days of lawyers' arguments, resulting in a 350,000 word legal opinion. The 1121 pages take up four bound volumes.
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