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Litigation

May 26, 2000

S.F. Judge Refuses to Nix $21.7M Tobacco Verdict

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge declined Wednesday to wipe out a $21.7 million verdict against the nation's biggest tobacco companies.

From Staff Reports

        SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge declined Wednesday to wipe out a $21.7 million verdict against the nation's biggest tobacco companies.
        San Francisco Superior Court Judge John Munter denied motions by Philip Morris Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. asking for a judgment against a cancer-stricken smoker...

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