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Supreme ‘no-decision’ a win for tobacco plaintiff  (access required)

By Kimberly Atkins
Staff writer
Published: April 1, 2009

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WASHINGTON - Tobacco giant Philip Morris' third U.S. Supreme Court appeal of a nearly $80 million jury verdict ended in a no-decision, giving an odd coda to a litigation saga that has lasted more than a decade. Tuesday the U. S. Supreme Court dismissed the writ of certiorari in the closely-watched case of Philip Morris USA ...
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