Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education

The Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI) was established as a result of a Class Action suit brought by attorneys Stanley and Susan Rosenblatt in October 1991 in Dade County Circuit Court (Miami) against the tobacco industry. The suit sought damages for diseases and deaths caused to flight attendants by exposure to second hand tobacco smoke in airline cabins. The settlement reached included several major concessions by the tobacco industry with respect to individual flight attendant claims, including waivers of all statutes of limitations, enabling flight attendants whose causes of action accrued decades earlier to pursue their claims. The settlement also included the establishment of a not-for-profit medical research foundation with funding by the tobacco industry of $300 million.

FAMRI’s mission is to sponsor scientific and medical research for the early detection, prevention, treatment and cure of diseases and medical conditions caused from exposure to tobacco smoke.

FAMRI does not support individuals who are currently receiving funds from the tobacco industry nor does it support animal research.