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ASH's Sue the Tobacco Companies Information
Act NOW Before It's Too Late!

This page tells you how and why you should sue tobacco companies.

The tide has finally turned. Juries are increasingly willing to hold tobacco companies liable for the death, disability, and disease which they cause and award massive damages to smokers and their families.

Smokers -- and the families and estates of smokers who have died -- have been awarded millions or even tens of millions of dollars in damages, especially after jurors have been shown previously-secret tobacco-industry documents.

Not all smokers (or their families) are going to win, since the success of each case depends upon the specific facts -- something which can only be evaluated on an individual basis  by an attorney skilled in this type of  litigation.

But smokers, and the families of smokers who have died, should act quickly.  Each state limits the time during which a law suit can be brought, usually under a so-called "Statute of Limitations."

Law suits filed after this time has expired must be dismissed, even if they would likely have been successful. So the clock could literally be ticking on a potential case you or your family may have against a cigarette company.

Don't worry if you don't have enough money to hire an attorney.  Most so-called "personal injury" law suits are brought on a "contingency basis."  This means that the lawyer's fee is contingent upon winning; unless the law suit is successful, there is no fee to pay.  Moreover, most lawyers will  not charge for an initial evaluation of  your chances of winning -- especially if you follow the instructions on the following page about the information to include in your initial letter to a lawyer.

As a public service to help victims of  the tobacco industry learn whether they can bring a potential law suit, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), a 36-year old national legal-action charitable organization entirely supported by tax-deductible contributions, has compiled a list of most of the attorneys in this country involved in law suits against big tobacco.

The entire list of  over 200 attorneys and their contact information is available by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

Please note, however, that this information is available only to member-supporters of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).  To find out how you can become a member of ASH on line, and to obtain access to this and other valuable information for members as well as several special gifts, please click here to learn the many benefits of joining ASH on-line.

Once you join -- which you can do conveniently on-line-- you will receive by e-mail the user name and password you need to unlock this valuable information.  Your other gifts will be sent to you by mail.

Please don't hesitate.  Otherwise the time limit for filing YOUR law suit against the tobacco industry could run out, forever depriving you and your family of any opportunity to obtain justice.

Your contribution to join ASH is fully tax deductible.  Please click here to learn the many benefits of joining ASH on-line and then take the first step toward bringing a potentially-winning law suit.

Once you have become a member of  ASH, you can access the list of anti-tobacco lawyers and the advice for contacting them by  clicking on the following link:  Sue-tobacco-companies-page.html