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• Judge: Lawsuits 'could be taxing on the system'  

Here's a county-by-county breakdown of the lawsuits filed against the tobacco industry under "Engle":

Despite a deluge of 167 tobacco-related lawsuits filed on the Treasure Coast, Chief Judge William Roby of the 19th Judicial Circuit promises "swift and efficient justice." . . .

Statewide, the 10,000 or so cases filed was a much smaller number than expected, significantly smaller than the 700,000 class members originally designated as entitled to damage awards.

Still, the local cases "could be pretty taxing on the system," Roby said Tuesday from a conference in Washington, D.C.

Here's his county-by-county game plan:

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