This is an appeal to the Supreme Court. Guests of a club and bar sued the club for not enforcing the prohibition of indoor smoking under the smoke free law. The District Court ordered an award of 90,000 Shekel ($25,000) to be paid to the Israel Cancer Association. The Supreme Court raised the award to 1,160,000 Shekel ($325,000) to be paid to the Israel Cancer Association for the treatment and prevention of lung cancer.
Some jurisdictions allow an individual or organization to initiate an action against another private party who is not following a particular law. For example, a person may sue a restaurant that allows smoking despite a smoke free law. If the plaintiff is claiming the violation of the law caused physical harm, this may also be a personal injury case.
An individual or organization may seek civil damages against a tobacco company based on the claim that the use of tobacco products causes disease or death. Some of these cases will relate to general tobacco products, while others will relate to specific subcategories of tobacco products--for example, light or low products, menthol or other flavored products. Additionally, there may be cases relating to exposure to secondhand smoke.
This is an appeal to the Supreme Court. Guests of a club and bar sued the club for not enforcing the prohibition of indoor smoking under the smoke free law. The District Court ordered an award of 90,000 Shekel ($25,000) to be paid to the Israel Cancer Association. The Supreme Court raised the award to 1,160,000 Shekel ($325,000) to be paid to the Israel Cancer Association for the treatment and prevention of lung cancer.