L. G. Veasy

L. G. Veasy: Plaintiff

= Biography =

L.G. Veasy was 64 years old in 1996. He has retired in Durham. Mr. Veasy was a chemist who researched cancer causing components of cigarette smoke and worked on palladium-focused project XA with James Mold. He left Liggett in 1987 and still smokes Lark. He has ill feeling about a cigarette company, saying, "I worked for tobacco companies for 28 years. They are entirely ruthless when it comes to tobacco and health.  Quite frankly, I would be happy to see them all go out of business." (July 18, 1996 memo from Clifford Douglas regarding articles identifying industry insiders who might testify as to improper conduct of Liggett regarding safer cigarette research, etc.)

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