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Tobacco Lawyers Awarded Big Fees 

Four private firms that assisted WASHINGTON state's lawsuit will split the biggest share -- $80 million, Berman said. The breakdown for attorneys in the other seven states: $70 million in ARIZONA, $21.5 million in OREGON, $12 million in NEVADA, $10.5 million in VERMONT, $10 million each in MONTANA and ALASKA and $7 million in IDAHO.

Scott Williams, a Washington, D.C.-based industry spokesman, confirmed the figures and the states involved. He said legal fees for attorneys in the remaining 38 states covered in the national settlement will go to arbitration or be resolved through negotiations.

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