Cheap cigarettes Here’s an unbelievable, but true news story making rounds of websites on cigarette. Ever wonder what causes sinus? An American Airlines flight attendant thinks it is secondhand tobacco smoke. Cheap Cigarettes and common cold Secondhand cheap cigarette smoke! Geez, be real! We thought sitting in no smoking section was safe. How about secondhand cigarette smoke causing common cold? Then cold sufferers throughout world can laugh all way to bank with money earned from suing sundry cigarette companies.
A split appeals court supports a new trial for a former American Airlines flight attendant who lost her claim against cheap cigarette and tobacco industry that secondhand cigarette smoke caused her sinus disease.
Guess they need some excuse to blame tobacco industry. Anything will do be it second hand smoke in offices, aircraft, theatres, even rest rooms! Guess anything is good enough reason to sue tobacco industry for damages.
Cigarette case to be retried A three-judge panel of third District Court of Appeal ruled 2-1 in favor of a new trial Wednesday for Suzette Janoff, which Circuit Judge Leslie Rothenberg ordered after trial.
The majority agreed with Rothenberg that expert testimony for cigarette makers was unfairly "bolstered" by a defense attorney after questions by woman's attorney punched a hole in his conclusions.
After testifying that allergies caused woman's condition, expert conceded that one medical group's Web site said secondhand cigarette smoke could aggravate sinus conditions.