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(Fixing slug, 1stld to TOBACCO-VERDICT, adds quotes graphs 6-12, adds details throughout)
Jump to full article: Reuters, 1999-05-13
Author: Carey Gillam
Intro: ``I think the main thing for Brown & Williamson is that this is the third time in just a couple months that a jury has looked at the conduct of this company and rejected the notion that this company acted irresponsibly,'' he said.
J. Mike Cronan, the lawyer for the plaintiffs, said the case was a difficult one.
``It was difficult just because of public perception of smoking being a matter of individual choice,'' he said.
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