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ATTORNEY GENERALS ROLE IN TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PRECLUDES PUNITIVE DAMAGES SUIT, PANEL RULES
2008-07-23 11:00:06.367
A New York court has held that a $248 billion nationwide settlement with tobacco companies bars the estate and husband of a New York woman who died of lung cancer from bringing a punitive damages claim against Philip Morris and other tobacco-industry giants.
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