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Tobacco Industry Made Bad Choice in 1953 After First Cancer Studies, Says Plaintiff's Attorney


Eric Rosen tells the jury that, after the initial cancer studies became public in 1953, tobacco companies made the choice to "find a way ... to keep smokers smoking." Rosen's client, Sharon Block, is seeking damages from tobacco company R.J. Reynolds as a result of the death of her mother, Lillian Kaplan, from tobacco-related illnesses