In his new cookbook "Project Smoke," author Steven Raichlen outlines seven steps to "smoked meat nirvana," and the first step is a fundamental: Choose your smoker. Easier said than done. There are ...

(05-05) 16:42 PDT SAN FRANCISCO-- The state Supreme Court breathed new life Thursday into lawsuits by seriously ill ex-smokers, ruling that a former cigarette addict can seek damages from tobacco ...

The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday breathed new life into a lawsuit brought by two smokers against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., ruling that companies that make “light” or “low-tar” cigarettes can be ...

When Los Angeles lawyer Michael Piuze decided to take on tobacco giant Philip Morris, he turned to a handful of San Francisco attorneys who knew how to win against big tobacco. By pooling their ...

BOSTON --A decade after a group of American smokers sued Philip Morris USA to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for lung cancer screenings, the case will finally be heard by a jury. Smokers from ...

ALBANY — A smokers’ rights group has asked an Albany judge to snuff out signs that purportedly ban smoking in state parks in the city. Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment (CLASH), a city-based ...

A Boston court awarded $71 million in damages Tuesday to the family of a dead smoker, after the jury found that the marketing campaign of cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. seduced the dead woman into ...

A few months ago Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison quietly decided to cross the line and take the plaintiff's side in a contingency fee case against tobacco companies. This marked the first time that a ...

CLIFTON - A Bergen County woman has filed suit against the owners of a local restaurant, claiming she was burned while using a hookah smoker. Dana Muller, 21, of Fair Lawn claims in court papers she ...

A Los Angeles jury Thursday ordered tobacco giant Philip Morris Cos. to pay $850,000 to a longtime smoker who is gravely ill with lung cancer, marking the industry’s fourth straight loss in California ...