Ferrer v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

In this tobacco trial, Richard Ferrer was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer approximately two decades after he quit smoking. Ferrer smoked cigarettes for around 25 years before finally quitting.

Ferrer argues that Philip Morris’ cigarettes were unreasonably dangerous. His attorneys assert Philip Morris engineered their cigarettes to be as addictive as possible despite being able to produce safer varieties of cigarettes.

Representatives for Philip Morris claim that cigarettes are inherently dangerous and that safer designs would be poorly received by consumers.

Outcome

Verdict for defendant.