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Court rules for Philip Morris on damage award (Reuters)

Posted on Tuesday 20 February 2007

Marlboro and other cigarettes are seen inside a supermarket in New York in a 2004 file photo. A divided Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday a $79.5 million punitive damages award won by a longtime smoker's widow against Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris unit, which owns the Marlboro brand. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Reuters - A closely divided Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $79.5 million punitive damages award won by the widow of a longtime smoker against Philip Morris.



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