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(Corrects in 4th paragraph that Memphis verdict was three days ago; adds background on company in 8th paragraph.)
Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 1999-05-13
Intro: The jury in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, which began deliberations yesterday, rejected claims that the company caused the death of Charles Edward Steele, a laborer who was 56 when he died in 1995 after about 40 years of smoking.
Steele ``knew what he was doing. He knew (cigarettes) were bad, but they gave him pleasure. The pleasure outweighed the dangers,'' said Gary White, 57, of Kansas City, the jury foreman who said he has smoked since he was about 12.
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[Steele] knew what he was doing. He knew (cigarettes) were bad, but they gave him pleasure. The pleasure outweighed the dangers.
Gary White,
57, of Kansas City, the jury foreman who said he has smoked since he was about 12. Quoted in <i>Brown & Williamson Found Not Liable in Missouri Case</i>
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