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Article Excerpt
The Oregon Supreme Court recently upheld a landmark punitive damages verdict against tobacco giant Philip Morris, hinging its decision on a jury instruction that the company had proposed and the trial court rejected. (Williams v. Philip Morris, Inc., 2008 WL 256614 (Or. Jan. 31, 2008).)
Mayola Williams, the widow of a smoker who died of lung cancer after years of smoking, sued the cigarette manufacturer, alleging that its fraud and negligence caused her husband's death. The case made its way to the Supreme Court twice.
"It's been nine years," said Raymond Thomas, a Portland, Oregon, lawyer who represents Williams. "It's time for the case to be concluded."
"[T]he unanimous opinion by the Oregon Supreme Court in the case of Williams v. Philip Morris is a resounding victory not only for the Williams family, but also for the principle of corporate accountability," said Edward Sweda Jr., senior attorney for the Tobacco Products Liability Project at Northeastern University School of...
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