| "> | | | | there were an explosion of legal cases against the |
| There are numerous causes of lung cancer, some of | | | | tobacco industry regarding lung cancer and other |
| which are unknown. In cases where lung cancer | | | | illnesses caused by smoking tobacco. Some of these |
| causes cannot be determined, when causes are | | | | cases were won by the plaintiffs; however, there |
| linked to natural environmental factors, or when the | | | | were also many lawsuits in which the tobacco |
| cancer develops from the spread of other cancer in | | | | industry was not held liable. Although personal injury |
| the body, lung cancer victims usually do not have any | | | | and wrongful death lawsuits can still be filed against |
| means of retribution. However, many cases of lung | | | | the tobacco industry, these cases can be difficult to |
| cancer are caused by toxins to which a person was | | | | win, especially with the warning labels on cigarette |
| negligently exposed. | | | | and cigar packaging and the large amount of |
| Currently, the leading cause of lung cancer in the | | | | educational information available regarding the dangers |
| United States is tobacco smoking, causing an | | | | of tobacco smoking. |
| estimated 400,000 U.S. deaths per year. In the 1990s | | | | |