Philip Morris owe to the customer of 300 million dollars

The jury of Florida has passed the decision that the largest tobacco company of United States Philip Morris is obliged to pay 300 million dollars as indemnification to the customer who suffers an emphysema of lungs.

The court has decided: the company should pay Sindi Nogl (61 year) 56 million as indemnification of means, are spent for treatment, and 244 million more «penal losses» which actually become punishment for the tobacco company.

The woman has started to smoke cigarettes of mark Benson and Hedges in 1968 when to it was 20. Its basic aspiration to look was more adult in the opinion of contemporaries. Sindi Nogl continued to smoke within 25 years, finish smoking it could only by use of a nicotinic plaster. Now at the former client Philip Morris the emphysema of lungs, this serious illness of respiratory ways has developed. Now Sindi Nogl practically is not capable to move independently and is compelled to use the volume ventilator constantly.

Истица recognised that smoking was its error. The tobacco company does not consider itself the customer guilty for a grave condition. Lawyers of the woman confirm: the tobacco company has been obliged to warn the clients about possible diseases and degree of their weight. As it it has not been made, the manufacturer of cigarettes should be recognised by guilty.

Lawyers Philip Morris do not consider conclusions of jurymen correct. In their opinion, the litigation course was marked by a number of infringements. The Press Secretary of company Mjurrej Garnik after the court termination has informed that the manufacturer of cigarettes intends to achieve judgement revision.

In the summer of last year the jury of Los Angeles has made the decision on collecting from company Philip Morris of 13,8 million which have gone on Dzhodi Bullock's indemnification, whose mother has died of a cancer of lungs.

Before the court of Florida already awarded to Stewart Hessa's widow which also has died of a cancer of lungs, 8 million dollars as indemnification from Philip Morris.

On June, 12th this year the Senate of the United States by a majority of votes has supported the bill which has seriously increased powers of the bodies knowing supervision in sphere of manufacture of tobacco production. Advertising campaigns of tobacco manufacturers as have received a number of serious restrictions.

Legislators consider that toughening of frameworks for tobacco advertising allows not only to keep youth health, but also it is essential to save on medical expenses, after all smokers, as it is known, address to doctors much more often.

According to statistics, an addiction suffers about 45 million Americans. Every year from the illnesses directly connected with a tobacco smoke, 400 000 persons die nearby. The data testifies and that appreciable decrease in number of smokers is during the last years marked. Most likely, this consequence of popularisation of data on dependence between smoking and probability of development of a cancer of lungs.

Since 1998 US authorities have shifted a part of responsibility for health of smokers on the tobacco companies. Manufacturers of tobacco have listed 206 billion dollars which should cover a part of expenses on treatment of smokers. From this year the tax to tobacco is increased. From 62 cents it has risen to 1,01 dollars.