Johnson v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco trial, decedent Audree Johnson died from lung cancer after smoking a pack of Marlboros daily since she was young.

Johnson's family claims that this cancer was due to Philip Morris producing defectively designed products and conspiring to hide their risks for decades. They assert that the cigarettes were engineered to addict as many people as possible, which was intentionally concealed from the public for decades.

Philip Morris claims that tobacco cigarettes are inherently addictive. Representatives for Morris assert that any potentially 'less dangerous' form of cigarettes would not be commercially successful.

Outcome

Verdict for defendant.