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[Florida] Tobacco Cos. Dispute Cause Of Death As Engle Trial Opens ($$)

Law360
added Apr 19, 2012 00:00
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[Florida] Lillian Kaplan Dies Battling Big Tobacco

Sadly, the men and women who were most affected by Big Tobacco's lies are now dying. In fact, every year, nicotine delivery devices continue to claim the lives of over 440,000 Americans. Yet Big Tobacco continues to deny and delay. Soon the "Greatest Gene
PR Newswire
added Sep 18, 2012 00:19
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[Florida] Jackson County Man Dies After Winning Tobacco Company Civil Suit

Back in March, a Jackson county jury agreed with Emmon Smith that R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company caused his lung cancer, which he was diagnosed with 20 years ago.
WMBB-TV (Panama City, FL)
added Sep 6, 2012 08:18
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[Washington] Smoker who made death-bed plea against tobacco dies at age 53

Gallagher, who suffered from bronchitis and emphysema caused by his years as a 3-pack-a-day smoker, told friends and family that his dying wish was to convince other smokers to quit. On March 20, Gallagher asked a Daily News reporter and photographer to
Longview (WA) Daily News
added Apr 29, 2013 01:58
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Larry Hagman, Who Played J.R. Ewing in ‘Dallas,’ Dies at 81

The cause was complications of cancer . . . After he kicked a longtime cigarette habit, he became an avid antismoking activist and often carried a battery-powered fan with which he blew smoke back into the faces of offenders.
New York Times
added Nov 25, 2012 17:27
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Why Non-Smokers (Like Donna Summer) Die Of Lung Cancer

Blisstree (ca)
added May 21, 2012 16:46
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[UK] Cystic fibrosis sufferer given smoker's lungs in transplant died of cancer less than a year after operation

* Jennifer Wederell was given the lungs of a 20-a-day smoker * A year after the operation she died of cancer * Husband says she would never have agreed to transplant had she known
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Dec 16, 2012 22:53
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LETTER: In wake of Jack Klugman's death, celebrities ought to warn against smoking

More celebrities should take a note from Klugman and share their personal smoking experiences. Maybe then tobacco control programming could gain mass appeal, informing more people, our children especially, of smoking related health risks.
Staten Island (NY) Advance
added Dec 28, 2012 20:03
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Donna Summer: 9/11 Gave Me Cancer

Donna Summer was convinced -- inhaling toxic air after 9/11 gave her the lung cancer that eventually killed her
TMZ
added May 18, 2012 04:38
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[Florida] Panel Rejects $79.2 Million Award in Tobacco Death Lawsuit

Appeals court returns case to circuit court to determine reduced damages against R.J. Reynolds in smoker's death.
Lakeland (FL) Ledger
added Apr 10, 2012 00:00
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