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Supreme Court Rejects Philip Morris Appeal

HeadlineApr 01, 2009

The Supreme Court has rejected the tobacco giant Philip Morris’s challenge to a $150 million judgment won by the widow of a longtime smoker. Mayola Williams of Oregon was awarded $80 million in 1999. The sum has nearly doubled because of the interest accrued as Philip Morris, now known as Altria, challenged the ruling over the last decade.

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