New York City Woman Sued for Smoking—at Home

Forget bans in bars and restaurants—Galila Huff’s neighbors want to stop her from smoking in her own apartment. The New York restaurateur smokes up to two packs a day, and lawyers who live 50 feet down the hall say the smoke seeps into their 10x100-foot common hallway. They sued her for endangering their heath in a case that got the attention of ABC's 20/20.

In the year the lawsuit has loomed, Huff insulated her apartment and bought 4 air purifiers. But when asked just how pristine the apartment air needs to be in a pretty smelly city, the lawyers asked how Huff, a Chihuahua owner, “would react if we put dog poison in the shared hallway?” Huff Thursday agreed to a list of settlement demands—including one that she will not seek any more publicity. (More smoking stories.)