By Duff Wilson, NY Times Published: November 20, 2009 Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker who says she needs a lung transplant. If it survives an appeal, the ... Read more
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Jury awards Miss. man $7.6M over lung disease
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Posted November 12, 2009 The Clarion Post A Warren County jury has awarded $7.6 million to a former sandblaster who developed severe silicosis. The verdict is the first silicosis case to go to a jury in Mississippi. Robert Eastman sandblasted for about 25 years at Marathon Letourneau in Vicksburg and used Mississippi ... Read more