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(Adds Brown & Williamson statement in paragraph 7)
Jump to full article: Reuters, 2004-01-09
Intro: Cigarette maker Brown and Williamson must pay $8 million to the widow of a man who smoked for 43 years, a New York jury said on Friday. . .
"This was the first time, following three industry wins in three years in Brooklyn, that a New York jury awarded damages to a smoker," said Prudential tobacco analyst Rob Campagnino. "While the damages do not represent a meaningful financial issue, it is marginally disconcerting to see a loss in a jurisdiction in which the industry had previously been so successful."
The juror who abstained, a 51-year-old school safety officer, said he had wanted to award $400 million.
"You've got to hurt them in their pocketbook, they're a big company," he said.
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