Tag: jury-correctly
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Philip Morris wins Missouri ‘lights’ class action trial
(Reuters) – A jury in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday rejected a request for about $1.8 billion in damages against Philip Morris USA in a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company misled smokers about the health risks of “light” cigarettes. The lawsuit was filed in 2000 after plaintiffs alleged the Altria Group Inc unit violated…
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Fed’l watchdog to interview Flint residents on water crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators are heading to Flint, Michigan, this weekend to interview residents who complained early on to the federal government about problems with the city’s water supply.