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Apr. 25, 2006
Appellate Panel Sets New Ratio for Tobacco Damages
LOS ANGELES - Is $28 million too much for Philip Morris USA to pay in punitive damages to the family of a dead smoker? Two 2nd District Court of Appeal justices don't think so, but a third justice says they may have gone too far in punishing the tobacco
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Is $28 million too much for Philip Morris USA to pay in punitive damages to the family of a dead smoker?
Two 2nd District Court of Appeal justices don't think so, but a third justice says they may have gone too far in punishing the tobacco giant.
And with attorneys on both sides un...
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