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Appeals could begin soon for quit-smoking verdict 07/01/04 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2004-07-01
Author: The Associated Press

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A judge has cleared the way for the nation's four biggest tobacco companies and their public relations arm to appeal a jury order to pay $591 million for quit-smoking programs.

Retired State District Judge Richard Ganucheau upheld the jury's verdict Wednesday. Ganucheau also said the tobacco companies must put the amount of the judgment, plus $300 million in interest, in a court trust.

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