Vaping and e-cigarette markets are booming. With attractive flavors and small size that is easy to hide from teachers and parents, kids are buying a popular e-cigarette about the size of a USB drive-JUUL. Research shows that cigarette smoking is declining among middle...
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and we are taking the opportunity to share a series of blog posts with useful information on this deadly disease. In a previous post, we discussed who has a higher risk of developing lung cancer, and heavy smokers are at the...
You might remember that the FDA recently extended its authority to include e-cigarettes as a regulated tobacco product. Under the new regulation, the FDA is able to control the sales, marketing, and manufacturing of electronic nicotine-delivery systems (ENDS). These...
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently extended its authority to regulate all products that meet the definition of a tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes have come under scrutiny after numerous cases of nicotine poisoning in...
Despite an estimated 480,000 deaths per year due to smoking tobacco products, tobacco companies have marketed their products as safe and healthy for decades. After an undeniable link between smoking and cancer was made public in the 1960s, companies released "light"...
A California agency recognizes the health dangers of e-cigarettes in a new report. Within one week at the end of January 2015, the California Department of Public Health issued a Health Advisory about the risks of electronic cigarettes and two state legislators...
It is a fact that smoking kills. Here at Brayton Purcell LLP we stand strong with the American Lung Association to reduce smoking, keep the air we breathe clean, and eliminate lung cancer once and for all. We believe that respiratory health is important, and smoking...
Last week, a jury unanimously found Lorillard Tobacco Co. guilty of putting sales before consumer safety in the death of William Major, a retired Captain in the U.S. Navy. The captain's wife, Tajie Major, was awarded a $17.7 million verdict for the wrongful death of...
Gil Purcell, our senior trial lawyer, has fought for the rights of asbestos victims for over almost thirty years. His dedication to public justice has allowed him to represent many individuals across the nation in different courtrooms. And while Mr. Purcell is...
Do you fight to breathe the air around you? Everyday, there are individuals who battle to breathe the air around them. Whether they are fighting heavy pollution, second-hand smoke, or cancer that restricts their lung movement, these warriors work hard for the oxygen...
