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Punitive damages reduced in tobacco lawsuit

Punitive damages awarded in a tobacco case were reduced Friday by a federal appeals court from $15 million to $5 million. This puts the total amount Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. must pay widower Henry W. Boerner at $9,025,000. The decision to reduce punitive damages came from a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit ...

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