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The Florida Supreme Court has issued a mandate in the Engle
v. Liggett Class Action, requiring Engle Class members to
take action and file individual lawsuits by January 11,
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Here are some of the Court's precedent-setting
findings:
Smoking cigarettes causes life-threatening diseases
that include aortic aneurysms, bladder cancer, cerebrovascular
disease, cervical cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, coronary heart disease, esophageal cancer,
kidney cancer, laryngeal cancer, lung cancer, complications
of pregnancy, oral cavity/tongue cancer, pancreatic
cancer, peripheral vascular disease, pharyngeal
cancer, and stomach cancer.
The nicotine in cigarettes is addictive.
Big Tobacco placed on the market cigarettes that
were defective and unreasonably dangerous.
The tobacco industry purposely omitted or concealed
information about the adverse health effects and
addictive nature of smoking cigarettes.
Big Tobacco intentionally misrepresented information
about the health effects of cigarettes and their
addictive nature.
All of the defendant tobacco companies named in
this lawsuit were negligent.
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Dear Potential Client:
Alvarez Garcia has been asked by our colleagues
at the law firm of Abrahamson, Uiterwyk &
Barnes to refer folks who have been injured
by years of cigarette smoking and who may now
have a claim under the law.
The Florida Supreme Court recently decided
a case involving claims by a class of Floridians
against the tobacco industry at large. The decision
recognized that the industry has defrauded the
public for decades regarding its defective products.
The supreme court specifically determined that
smokers and their family members are entitled
to bring individual claims for the damages,
illness and, in many instances, death caused
by smoking.
However, there are exact standards for a person
or family member to qualify. If you or a family
member became ill between 1990 and 1996 due
to smoking, a claim may be possible. Such illnesses
include a variety of cancers, emphysema, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, general heart
disease and vascular disease. A diagnosis of
these illnesses between 1990 and 1996 is not
necessary as long as it can be shown that the
symptoms related to the illnesses arose during
this period. Finally, you or the family member
must have lived in Florida, even if briefly,
between 1990 and 1996.
Please let me know promptly if you or a loved
one might qualify. The Florida Supreme Court
has set a deadline of January 11, 2008, in which
to file the claim formally. The remaining time
should be used to become better informed and
to prepare. For this reason, I strongly recommend
that you or your family member answer the survey
at www.flatobaccolitigation.com on the internet.
The answers will confirm the candidacy of you
or your family member and result in a direct
response from our colleagues at Abrahamson,
Uiterwyk & Barnes.
Sincerely,
Anthony Garcia, Esq.
For the Firm
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