Tobacco Cos. Owe $17M For Woman's Cancer Death, Jury Told

By Brandon Lowrey (June 20, 2016, 7:33 PM EDT) -- The widower of a woman who died of lung cancer urged a Florida jury during closing arguments Monday to award him $17 million plus punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc., saying the companies hid the dangers of smoking from her until she was hopelessly addicted....

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