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Tobacco company wins jury verdict in KC 

"The industry needed to win this case and the case in Memphis to show plaintiffs' attorneys that these cases are not easy to win," Black said. "They needed to show they were in control."

And with victory, the markets responded. . . After receiving the case about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, jurors asked court officials a question that is never far from a smoker's mind:

Would they be able to take cigarette breaks?

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