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Torts Keyed to Epstein
Laborers Local 17 Health and Benefit Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc
Facts
Plaintiffs are responsible to provide health care to their union members. Plaintiffs alleged: (1) Defendant tobacco companies engaged in an advertising campaign designed to mislead the public, and Plaintiffs specifically, as to the true extend of the dangers that smoking poses to good health; (2) that Defendant actively concealed information that would have demonstrated the actual health risks, the addictiveness of nicotine, the effectiveness of various treatments for smoking addiction, and Defendant’s own ability to manufacture less addictive products; and, (3) Plaintiffs spent tens of millions of dollars to provide medical services for participants suffering form cigarette smoking-related diseases. Plaintiffs alleged RICO violations and common law fraud, both of which held the same requirement for proof of proximate cause. Defendant submitted a motion to dismiss.
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