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Tobacco Company Loses Jury Trial

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The Chicago Tribune prints a full Associated Press report here of the jury trial in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Elaine Hess, the widow of long-time chain smoker Stuart Hess, sued Philip Morris after her husband died of lung cancer. The jury deliberated for two days before awarding $3 million compensatory damages and $5 million punitive damages. Mrs. Hess' attorneys had sought $130 million in

Full post as published by Out of the Jungle on February 19, 2009 (boomark / email).

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