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2007-09-15
Mr Justice Burnton said that no one could blame Mr Badger, who died aged 63, for starting to smoke in 1955 because at the time the risks were not widely known. From 1971, however, he said that the introduction of health warnings on cigarette packets enabled him to infer that the public were aware of the hazards of smoking. Lawyers, including the judge, said that the ruling was the first in the High Court to consider the contributory effect of tobacco in negligence claims and would affect similar cases. The ruling has been seen as a victory for insurance companies that have fought to try to reduce the cash payouts they have to make to victims of negligence.[ Back to top ]
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