What general medical causation findings are established as res judicata (issues that do not need to be retried) by the Engle decision?
The Engle decision established that the following diseases are caused by smoking: • Aortic aneurysm • Bladder cancer • Cerebrovascular disease • Cervical Cancer • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • Coronary heart disease • Esophageal cancer • Kidney cancer • Laryngeal cancer • Lung cancer (specifically adenocarinoma, large cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma) • Complications of pregnancy • Oral cavity/tongue cancer • Pancreatic cancer • Peripheral vascular disease • Pharyngeal cancer • Stomach cancer
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- What liability findings are established as res judicata (this is a legal term that means these issues have already been decided) by the Engle decision?
- What general medical causation findings are established as res judicata by the Engle decision?
