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• St. Petersburg Circuit Court Jury Finds Brown & Williamson Tobacco 10% Liable 

A Pinellas County Circuit Court jury has found Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation 10 percent liable for injuries a Florida smoker allegedly suffered.

The six-member jury awarded a total of $6,537,000 in compensatory damages to John Eastman, but decided against awarding any punitive damages. As part of its decision, the jury found Philip Morris, the other tobacco company defendant in the case, liable for 40 percent of total damages.

The jury also found Mr. Eastman 50 percent at fault for his injuries. . .

"Unfortunately, we believe key evidence was improperly excluded by the trial court and we are confident that this decision will be reversed on appeal," he said.

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