This is the story of Rose Cippolone, a smoker who died of lung cancer. She, along with family members, brought suit against the makers of the different brands of cigarettes she had smoked throughout her life. The case went through many appeals before finally reaching the Supreme Court of the United States, where a complicated split decision was issued. Both sides claimed a partial victory in this contentious "big tobacco" case, the first of its kind to reach the Supreme Court.
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This is the story of Rose Cippolone, a smoker who died of lung cancer. She, along with family members, brought suit against the makers of the different brands of cigarettes she had smoked throughout her life. The case went through many appeals before finally reaching the Supreme Court of the United States, where a complicated split decision was issued. Both sides claimed a partial victory in this contentious "big tobacco" case, the first of its kind to reach the Supreme Court.
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