| Docket # | SJC-11179 |
| Date | December 3, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Torts; Wrongful Death-- Various issues arising out of a multi-million dollar judgment against a cigarette manufacturer in a suit by the estate of a smoker who died from lung cancer; whether an award of punitive damages was proper. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Elizabeth M. Fahey |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Lorillard Tobacco Company: Andrew J. McElhaney, Jr., Timothy D. Johnston, Joseph F. Shea, Paul F. Ware, Jr., Kevin P. Martin, Todd Joseph Marabella |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Evans: Thomas Frisardi, Kendra Kinscherf, Michael D. Weisman, Joshua S. Grossman |
| Amici Curiae | Chamber of Commerce of the United States; Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.; Washington Legal Foundation; American Legacy Foundation; Tobacco Control Legal Consortium |
