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Fla. smokers face legal deadline
MIAMI, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Florida residents who want to sue tobacco companies for smoking-related disease must do so by Friday.
U.S. fans flames in tobacco litigation
WASHINGTON, July 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department plans to target tobacco companies' marketing practices in litigation to get under way in September.
LA jury rejects smoker's lawsuit
LOS ANGELES, July 31 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles jury ruled in favor of Philip Morris USA Inc. Thursday, rejecting allegations the tobacco giant was responsible for a man's lung cancer.
Tobacco case headed to U.S. Supreme Court
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- An $80-million jury award against Philip Morris may soon be the first major West Coast tobacco verdict to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Philip Morris: Calif. award still too high
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Philip Morris plans to appeal a verdict in a California smoking lawsuit though the trial judge slashed the $28 billion punitive damage award down to $28 million

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“ Most people would agree that the way this product is sold has changed dramatically since the late 1990s, even before the lawsuit was filed, ”
U.S. fans flames in tobacco litigation
United Press International
“ We continue to believe that the Williams ... verdict should be set aside on a number of legal grounds, including the excessiveness of the punitive damages award, and we are hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court will agree to hear the case and send it back to Oregon for a new trial, ”
Tobacco case headed to U.S. Supreme Court
United Press International
“ The court recognized that the jury's punitive damage award was excessive, but failed to do what Philip Morris believes was required under these circumstances -- reversal of the entire verdict and a new trial ordered, ”
Philip Morris: Calif. award still too high
United Press International
“ When a verdict is inconsistent with the law and the facts, it is the responsibility of the trial court to rectify the situation by overturning the verdict, ”
Philip Morris: Calif. award still too high
United Press International
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