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Supreme Court Ruling on Tobacco Punitive Damages
Posted on Apr 20, 2009
The Supreme Court has thrown out a cigarett maker's appeal of a $79.5 million award to a smoker's widow, likely signaling the end of a 10-year legal fight over the large payout.
In a one-sentence order, the court left in place a ruling by the Oregon Supreme Court in favor of Mayola Williams. The state court repeatedly upheld a verdict against Altria Group Inc.'s Phillip Morris USA in a fraud trial in 1999, when Williams convinced a jury that the company should be held accountable for misleading people into thinking cigarettes were not dangerous or addictive.
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