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$56 Million in medical expenses, $244 million in punitives in smoker case

By Justinian

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The thing is that even without the punitives, if Philip Morris has to pay a few thousand awards like this, there won?t be anymore Philip Morris. Er, wait. There?s still a Johns Manville. Nevermind. Still, I dream of the day...

Full post as published by The Legal Reader on November 21, 2009 (boomark / email).

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