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E L Sweda, Jr
Lawsuits and secondhand smoke
Tob Control 2004; 13: i61-66i [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
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[Read eLetter] Update on a Secondhand-Smoke Lawsuit
Edward L Sweda   (26 February 2004)

Update on a Secondhand-Smoke Lawsuit 26 February 2004
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Edward L Sweda,
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Tobacco Control Resource Center

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Re: Update on a Secondhand-Smoke Lawsuit

ed{at}tplp.org Edward L Sweda

On 24 February 2004, the United States Supreme Court, by a vote of 6 to 2, affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Olympic Airways v. Husain, a case mentioned in this article under the heading "Negligence." With no other avenue of appeal, Olympic Airways is now required to pay $1.4 million to the Estate of Dr. Abid Hanson because of its negligence.

Dr. Hanson's tragic death aboard a smoke-filled Olympic Airways flight comes to mind whenever I hear or read the false claim that secondhand smoke has never killed anyone.

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