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Obituaries

May 5, 2020

Michael J. Piuze, 1944-2020

Trial lawyer won billion-dollar verdicts against tobacco

Michael J. Piuze, 1944-2020
Michael J. Piuze

Michael J. Piuze, a zealous plaintiffs' attorney who won eye-popping verdicts against tobacco companies, was described by attorneys he mentored over 40 years as one of the greatest litigators they have known.

Piuze died Saturday of cancer, his family said. He was 75.

"Mike had a reputation for taking cases no one else would touch and knocking them out of the park," said Gary Dordick, a longtime...

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