In a landmark case, she ruled that cigarette companies had been deceiving the public about the health hazards of smoking, violating racketeering laws.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Bobbi Ercoline, Whose Hug Became a Symbol of Woodstock, Dies at 73
Embracing her boyfriend, a blanket around them, she appeared on the cover of the ubiquitous soundtrack album of “Woodstock,” the 1970 documentary film about the music festival.
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Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70
In works like “John Somebody,” he mixed the structural rigor of classical composition with the ebullient sound and attitude of rock.
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Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94
His prediction in the 1960s about rapid advances in computer chip technology charted a course for the age of high tech.
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Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94
His prediction in the 1960s about exponential advances in computer chip technology charted a course for the age of high tech.
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Jacqueline Gold, Executive Who Tapped Into the Female Libido, Dies at 62
She made Britain’s Ann Summers shops a thriving source of lingerie and sex toys and became a role model for female entrepreneurs.
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Marisol Malaret, First Puerto Rican Miss Universe, Dies at 73
Edging out Miss USA, Ms. Malaret — who was also the first winner from the Caribbean — brokered her fame to become a television host and magazine editor back home.
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Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81
As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.
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Virginia Zeani, Versatile and Durable Soprano, Dies at 97
A noted Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata,” she had an equally noted second act as a singing teacher when her performing career ended.
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Willis Reed, Hall of Fame Center for Champion Knicks, Dies at 80
He was beloved by New York fans for his willingness to play hurt, as memorably exemplified in the decisive Game 7 of the 1970 N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden.
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Polito Vega, Salsa ‘King’ of New York Radio, Dies at 84
In a career that began in 1960, the Puerto Rico-born Mr. Vega became, one admirer said, “the architect of Hispanic radio at a global level.”
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Jim Gordon, Top Rock Drummer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 77
He was an elite studio musician who played with A-list artists and helped write the Eric Clapton hit “Layla.” But his life was shattered by mental illness and a murder conviction.