Frazier v. Philip Morris

Big tobacco Engle progeny streak of recent wins ended with Webb.

Phyllis Frazier contracted COPD almost 20 years ago and required oxygen to breathe, despite undergoing a lung transplant. The jury agreed that a smoking addiction was the legal cause of her injury but concluded that she should have known prior to May 5, 1990, that the defendants had caused her injury.

Case Law Alert - 1st Qtr 2011