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First class action filed against makers of smokeless tobacco products.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-FEB-03
Format: Online - approximately 695 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Three attorneys with no previous tobacco litigation experience have filed a class action in Florida against the makers of smokeless tobacco products. (Vasallo v. United States Tobacco Co., No. 2002-28397-CA-01 (Fla., Dade County Cir. Ct. filed Nov. 12, 2002).)

"It's a pet project of ours," said plaintiff attorney Patrick Russell, who used to chew tobacco. "Once you start, it's almost impossible to stop. And the chemical composition of this stuff is really damaging. Each component individually is a carcinogen, and putting them all together in a motley soup is unbelievable."

The class includes six plaintiffs and more than 10,000 state residents harmed by...

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