Provides background information on the tobacco industry and the history of health warnings about smoking; describes the legal case "Cipollone v. Liggett Group," in which the family of a woman who died of lung cancer sued a cigarette company and made it all the way to the Supreme Court; and urges readers to decide for themselves who was at fault in the case.

Big tobacco -- Building upon earlier cases and laws -- The road to the Supreme Court -- The arguments for Cipollone -- The arguments for Liggett Group, inc. -- The decision -- Where we stand today.