Firms look to smoke the cigarette makers
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by David Ball
Staff Writer
Jacksonville attorneys Eddie and Chuck Farah have probably seen every type of personal injury case imaginable come through their offices at Farah and Farah. Well, all but one.
The brothers have never stood in a federal court representing plaintiffs who claim their diseases, injuries and even deaths were caused by the knowing negligence of the tobacco industry. It’s not something the Farahs were eager to rush into.
“You can maybe count on one hand how many attorneys have tried tobacco cases in Florida,” said Eddie Farah. “They are very difficult cases to handle for obvious reasons. The cigarette companies ...