Jury Told Tobacco Cos. Should Pay $15M For Lost Lung

By Brandon Lowrey (July 29, 2015, 5:44 PM EDT) -- A former smoker who lost a lung to cancer urged a Florida jury to award her $15 million plus punitive damages during closing arguments Wednesday in her trial against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Philip Morris Tobacco Co. and Liggett Group Inc., saying the companies hid the dangers posed by cigarettes that caused her diseases....

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