Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 11, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sawday free Oft totter a15 acco Industry to pay million disease research award for secondhand smoke a first associated press Miami settling a second hand smoke lawsuit brought by flight the tobacco Industry agreed yester Day to pay million is to establish a research foundation on diseases blamed on the attendants had sued for Bil alleging they developed heart and other diseases by breathing other Peoples smoke on the trial began four months the settlement Marks the first time the tobacco Industry has agreed to pay damages in a secondhand smoke Law its truly said Susan who along with her Hus represented the flight the attendants receive no Money under the settlement but they Are now free to sue individually under newly agreed upon terms that could make it far easier for them to file a claim and the Industry admitted no wrongdoing and did not concede Central allegations in the lawsuit that secondhand smoke is deadly and the Industry engaged in a 40year cover up of the dangers of under the the four biggest cigarette makers in the United states Philip Morris Reynolds tobacco Brown and Williamson tobacco and Lorillard will finance the Broin research foundation to study cures for illnesses caused by smoke and develop Early detection Radiant in Happy said the Lead Nprma a 42year old american airlines flight attendant from she was diagnosed with lung cancer in but her Dis ease is in firkin said she is disappointed there was no actual admission of wrong do but she said the settlement looks like one anyway in the court of Public the attendants said passengers smoke caused lung Emp Hyse chronic obstructive pulmonary chronic bronchitis and chronic Broin was picked As the plaintiff because her own exposure to cigarette smoke was almost nil before she became a flight attendant at age raised a mormon in she never smoked and neither did her she also never drank alcohol and con a photo plaintiff and flight attendant Patty Young Able to sued very Little the tobacco Industry often maintains Are responsible for illnesses among experts said the Deal could open the floodgates to unless the Industry can Short circuit the claims under a proposed National settlement awaiting approval from Congress and president Bill this might Well open the door to a lot of other lawsuits by other workers that Are traditionally cooped whole had to have a constant diet of secondhand said Lawrence a professor of Law at George town University who follows tobacco to a cigarette makers said the agreement was a common sense approach to resolving the class action aspects of the Case consistent with the much broader legislation Resolution now pending before judge to face charges of biting foul mouthed suspects nose in court associated press judge accused of biting the nose of a defendant who cursed at him was indicted thurs Day on Federal civil rights judge Joseph said he did not intend to bite 29yearold Bill whose wound bled on his shirt and the Bottom line is he made a said the judges Harry if he could turn Back the hands of it have i Hope that this Doest ruin his a woman who answered the phone at Troisio Home referred Calls to Witten swore at Troisi As he was being led from the courtroom on june Witten had lost a request to have his Bond reduced while he appealed his sentence for illegally entering a business and grand Troisi stepped Down from the removed his Robe and con fronted Witten As six witnesses looked on in the courtroom Iso kilo metres Southwest of the bite took a piece out of the end of Wittens and he still bears a Mark said his Par Jane and Ray its just unreal that this would take place in today judicial the father Hes had to cause the the the and his family total Troisi was suspended without pay last if convicted of the Federal he faces a maximum 10 years in prison and a a report prepared for the supreme court said the judge has lost his temper at least 19 times in the courtroom 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