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Rose Trial

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Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York

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Type of Case: Individual

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Trial Start Date: February 8, 2005

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Overview: On March 18, 2005, the jury returned a verdict against Philip Morris USA and American Tobacco Company, but not against R.J. Reynolds. The jury awarded $3,420,000 in compensatory damages, assigning 50% each to American Tobacco Company and Philip Morris USA. A separate phase to determine entitlement to punitive damages against American Tobacco Company and Philip Morris USA will begin next week. This is a New York City individual smoking and health case brought by Norma Rose, who claims that as a result of her smoking she developed cancer. R.J. Reynolds and American Tobacco Company are also defendants in this case.

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