Philip Morris
Philip Morris
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well in excess of the four-to-one ratio the U.S. Supreme Court has suggested approaches the constitutional limit of such awards.
tobacco trial
For them -- Big Tobacco -- this trial was about money. For us, it was about people's lives.... We still feel they're arrogant.
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The award of $775 million to the attorneys representing Massachusetts is excessive,
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It was just racing. I didn't see him up beside of me. They said he was looking but I didn't see him up to the door, so I just tried to hold the bottom and evidently he was there and we got together and he did an awful good job of not wrecking me.
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This is a verdict in favor of no one and it will not have any practical impact on Philip Morris and its employees,
believe comment continue further intend lawsuit listen meet merit
While we continue to believe the lawsuit is without merit and should be dismissed, we intend to meet with the department's representatives and listen to what they may have to say, ... We do not intend to comment any further about the meeting.
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I think reasonable people recognize that if we gave the keys to the business to the federal government, youth smoking is not going to go away,
amount discount represent
It does, however, represent a significant discount from the exorbitant amount requested.
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The proposal as outlined to the White House and the members of Congress represents a carefully developed consensus on how best to resolve public health concerns immediately,