Jump to full article: Reuters, 2008-12-16
Intro: New York State's top court on Tuesday rejected a product liability claim against tobacco companies by smokers who said they should have used lower levels of tar and nicotine.
The New York State Court of Appeals, in a 6-1 decision, upheld a lower court ruling that found lawyers for smoker Norma Rose failed to prove that "light" cigarettes had the same impact as regular cigarettes.
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Rose, who smoked more than a pack of cigarettes a day for more than 40 years, died during the appeal. A jury found that American Tobacco and Philip Morris negligently designed the cigarettes Rose smoked.
The Appellate Division reversed the judgment and granted judgment in favor of the companies. The lawyers for Rose's estate appealed.
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