The cigarette's manufacturer, Lorillard Tobacco Co., says it has won 15 out of 20 trials nationwide and contends the filters released only trace amounts of asbestos that posed no danger.

ASBESTOS had long been a staple in major industries like construction, shipbuilding and car manufacturing. The mineral is ...

And they appealed to textile and chemical companies for help. An early result was the Kent Micronite filter, designed by Lorillard; it used asbestos fibers to trap, uh, harmful substances.

That's what Lorillard Tobacco did 60 years ago when it introduced Kent cigarettes, whose patented 'Micronite" filter contained a particularly virulent form of asbestos. Smokers puffed their way ...

Like about 55% of men at the time, my dad was a smoker. You know, there were commercials that claimed, “More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette,” and “20,679 physicians say ‘Luckies are ...

Lung cancer is 15-50 times more common among smokers, Dr. Harold N. Wright, professor of toxicology and pharmacology, said at a public meeting at the University of Minnesota Duluth, adding that ...

The cigarette had a Micronite filter produced by Hollingsworth & Vose, H&V, containing crocidolite asbestos. The filter was made of a blend of cotton, acetate, crepe paper and crocidolite asbestos.

An asbestos cigarette filter may sound like a product liability jackpot for plaintiffs lawyers. But as it turns out, plaintiffs have had a hard time recovering damages against Lorillard Tobacco ...

Asbestos toothpaste was supposed to give you a whiter smile, asbestos insoles would help support your feet, and asbestos cigarette filters would give you a smoother taste. There was even asbestos snow ...

McGuire contended that a Jefferson County jury received improper instructions about Lorillard's possible liability for giving employees free cigarettes that had asbestos-laden filters. Circuit ...