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Jury clears tobacco maker sued by ill former smoker in Riverside 

A jury has cleared Philip Morris USA of liability for the lung cancer developed by a longtime smoker of Malboro cigarettes, rejecting arguments that the tobacco maker's products caused the man's illness.

Jurors deliberated for about two hours before returning their verdict Thursday.

Bruce Coolidge, 51, sued the tobacco giant in 2001 after he was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. He was seeking to recover more than $1 million in medical costs and other damages.

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