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Jump to full article: Reuters, 1999-05-10
Intro: They acknowledged that Newcomb died of lung cancer but argued that he was also a heavy drinker and gambler, and was comfortable with taking risks, cigarette smoking included.
In the latter case, the jury held that Newcomb was 50 percent responsible for his illness and that Reynolds bore 30 percent of the blame while Brown & Williams bore the other 20 percent.
In the other two cases, the jury assigned none of the blame to the cigarette makers.
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