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US Supreme Court rejects 79.5 million dollar tobacco award (AFP)

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A person smokes a cigarette. The US Supreme Court threw out an order for tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay 79.5 million dollars to the widow of a US smoker, in a victory for businesses hoping to limit massive monetary awards.(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)AFP - The US Supreme Court threw out an order for tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay 79.5 million dollars to the widow of a US smoker, in a victory for businesses favoring limits on massive financial awards.


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Court rules for Philip Morris on damage award (Reuters)

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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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