My question involves injury or loss that occurred in the state of: Missouri
Hello, and first off thank you for your help in advance.
My dad passed away August 14th 2009 of small cell lung cancer. He collapsed one day with no previous warning and then died 21 days later. The doctors indicated it was highly probable that my fathers lung cancer death was due to smoking.
My dad died at the age of 63 and had been smoking since he was about 18 years old. He always smoked the same brand of cigarretes and even had a collection of items he got from sending them saved proofs of purchase.
My question is, being my dads only son, is it possible for me to sue this particular tobacco manufacturer on my dads behalf?
If so, would it be possible that an attorney could do this for a fair portion of the winnings stemming from the suit?
I feel like my dad was victimized because when he started smoking there was very little information or documentation to deter him. Additionally, it seems that the manufacturer went to great lengths to promote my dads addiction even to the point of offering him free merchandise for saving and sending in proof of his tobacco purchases.

