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Tobacco Control 2002;11:271-274; doi:10.1136/tc.11.3.271
Copyright © 2002 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
Tobacco Control 2002;11:271-274
© 2002 Tobacco Control

INDUSTRY WATCH

The shredding of BAT's defence: McCabe v British American Tobacco Australia

J Liberman

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Mr Jonathan Liberman, Solicitor to VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control, c/o 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton South, Victoria 3053, Australia;
jliberman{at}bigpond.com

ABSTRACT

On 11 April 2002, a Victorian supreme court jury ordered British American Tobacco Australia to pay Rolah McCabe $A700 000 in damages. Rolah McCabe is a 51 year old woman dying of lung cancer. She is the first smoker ever in Australia to obtain a damages verdict against the tobacco industry

Keywords: British American Tobacco; tobacco industry; legal damages


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