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Florida supreme court rejects award in smoking trial

The Florida Supreme Court today rejected a €113.6bn punitive damages award against tobacco companies for injuring smokers, saying it was excessive.

Thu, 06 Jul, 2006

Court throws out $145bn tobacco award

A FLORIDA appellate court yesterday threw out a record-setting $145 billion verdict for thousands of Florida smokers against the tobacco industry, saying the case should not have been tried as a class-action lawsuit.

Thu, 22 May, 2003

Tobacco industry loses court appeal

The US tobacco industry has lost an appeal for a legal review of the ground rules for trials involving about 3,125 flight attendants seeking money for illnesses blamed on passive smoking.

Thu, 11 Oct, 2001