Tropicana Casino Owner and Operator Sued for Failure to Protect Workers against the Dangers of Secondhand Smoke

Source: Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz, P.C. - http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=101916

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- A New Jersey man has sued the owner of Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino and Resort for failing to protect him and other individuals from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
 

The lawsuit was filed by Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz, P.C. in Superior Court for the State of New Jersey in the County of Atlantic City on behalf of plaintiffs Vincent Rennich and his wife, Lynn Rennich, against Aztar Corporation, which owns and operates the Tropicana.

The complaint -- available to the media upon request -- states that "Aztar caused and permitted an abnormally dangerous activity at the Tropicana and such activity caused Mr. Rennich to suffer lung cancer." The suit demands a trial by jury and is seeking an award of damages to be determined at trial.

It further charges that "Aztar has done nothing whatsoever to warn, guard against or alleviate the dangers of secondhand smoke to those individuals, such as Mr. Rennich, who work at the Tropicana." The suit adds that "Aztar has spent millions of dollars lobbying for its right to continue to subject those who earn their living working within the Tropicana's premises to do so in a smoke-polluted environment; an environment that has caused Mr. Rennich lung cancer."