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• Final days in civil suit against tobacco companies 

Jump to full article: Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz), 2006-03-09

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A civil action against two tobacco companies is in its final stages in the High Court at Auckland.

The two children of Janice Pou, who died from lung cancer in September 2002, aged 51, took their mother's fight against tobacco companies British American Tobacco (NZ) and WD and HO Wills to the court four weeks ago.

Brandon and Kasey Pou, as executors of their mother's estate, are continuing her litigation seeking $310,966 in damages.

In the first week of the case video footage was shown to the court of Mrs Pou giving her evidence from her hospital bed in Dunedin the month before she died.

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