Boeken v. Philip Morris USA Inc.
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
INTRODUCTION
Richard Boeken (Richard) 1 brought an action against Philip Morris USA Inc. (Philip Morris) seeking damages for lung cancer he developed from smoking Philip Morris cigarettes and was awarded compensatory and punitive damages. He died while the verdict was on appeal. (Boeken v. Philip Morris Inc. (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 1640 [26 Cal.Rptr.3d 638] (Richard’s action).) In this case, Dylan Boeken (Dylan), Richard’s son, brought a wrongful death action against Philip Morris for Richard’s death and recovered $12.8 million for loss of consortium.
On appeal, in the published…
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