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Philip Morris to Cough Up $27 Million
Last month, a federal judge in Florida upheld a $27 million verdict against a major tobacco company in favor of a woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) who first started smoking at the age of fourteen. The bulk of the verdict was a punitive damages award of $20,760,000.14, with the 14 cents added… Read More »