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Tobacco Lawyers From Three States to Get Over $8 Bln (Update2) 

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Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 1998-12-11

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Lawyers representing Texas will get nearly $3.3 billion, Florida's attorneys $3.43 billion, and Mississippi's lawyers $1.43 billion, the panel said. The fees will be paid out over a period of between 10 and 25 years, with payments capped at $500 million a year.

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