The shredding of BAT's defence: McCabe v British American Tobacco Australia.
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On 11 April 2002, a Victorian supreme court jury ordered British American Tobacco Australia to pay Rolah McCabe $A700 000 in damages. Rolah McCabe is a 51 year old woman dying of lung cancer. She is the first smoker ever in Australia to obtain a damages verdict against the tobacco industry
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Tobacco control
دوره 11 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002