When it comes to state court tobacco litigation, our eyes over the last couple years have been pretty much glued to warm and sunny Florida, where the tobacco industry has been litigating thousands of smoker lawsuits in the wake of that state supreme court’s contentious Engle ruling.
But we’re also watching another important state court tobacco case, which just entered the final phase of jury selection in St. Louis. The 12-year-old suit pits the city and about three dozen hospitals and clinics against the nation’s leading tobacco companies over the costs of treating indigent patients with smoking-related illnesses. St. Louis circuit court judge Michael David said in November that the trial, which is set to begin Jan. 31, could last more than six months, making it the longest in the city’s history.
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