Marsh v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco trial, decedent Louise Marsh was diagnosed with cancer after smoking for almost three decades, despite having quit cigarettes for over ten years before her diagnosis. Her family sues R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, contending that their cigarettes caused Marsh's cancer.

Marsh's family claims that smoking caused her tumor. Their attorneys present evidence that they say shows the cancer originated in her lung, as doctors treated it as a primary lung cancer diagnosis.

Representatives for the defendants suggest that Marsh's cancer was not caused by smoking, as it developed a decade after she stopped smoking for good. Additionally, they highlight pathology reports and her history with skin cancer, arguing that it began somewhere else but spread to her lung.

Outcome

Defense verdict