February 09, 2016
A comparatively small wrongful-death award against Philip Morris USA Inc. is set in stone, a California federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting a woman's contention that the award, following her mother's death from smoking, didn't stack up to others in similar cases.
November 30, 2015
A deceased smoker's daughter heading into a wrongful death compensatory damages trial against Philip Morris USA Inc. has urged a California federal judge to block the tobacco giant's inclusion of purportedly confusing "legal jargon" in a proposed jury verdict form, calling it unnecessary.