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High court backs tobacco verdict 

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld yesterday a jury's decision that the tobacco industry should not have to pay for medical tests that could lead to the early detection of lung cancer and other health problems in about 270,000 healthy smokers.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. was one of the defendants in the case.

The court voted 3-1 to reject the smokers' appeal, which argued that they deserved free, routine medical monitoring because the cigarette companies sold a defective product with no regard for their customers' health.

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