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• Ruling in Illinois chokes battle against tobacco giant 

Jump to full article: St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, 2007-08-23
Author: Adam Jadhav ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

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The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt what is likely to be a decisive blow to St. Louis lawyer Stephen Tillery's efforts to resurrect his overturned $10.1 billion win against cigarette maker Philip Morris.

The court's 4-2 ruling effectively denies Tillery's argument that the court should reconsider its 2005 decision reversing the 2003 victory Tillery won from Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron. The court's order ends years of costly, high-profile tobacco litigation.

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