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Judge says secondhand smoke contributed to Claridge dealer's lung cancer

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "Kam Wong never smoked. Her husband didn't smoke.

"As a dealer at the Baccarat and poker tables at Claridge Casino Hotel, however, Wong breathed in cigarette smoke throughout her late-night shifts. That, according to a state workers' compensation judge, was the cause behind her lung cancer.

"In a preliminary ruling issued Monday, Judge Cosmo Giovinazzi found that 10 years of secondhand smoke exposure materially contributed to Wong's lung cancer, according to her attorney, Lawrence Mintz.

"...Giovinazzi awarded Wong 60 percent partial disability, plus lost wages for the six-month period between her first and second lung surgeries, totalling about $150,000, Mintz said. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, which insured Claridge at the time, is also responsible for any future medical treatment that is related to Wong's work in the casino..."

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