Cippolone V. Liggett Group: Suing Tobacco Companies

By Diana K. Sergis

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.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076601343X
• ISBN13: 9780766013438
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12