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Jury Finds Addiction to Philip Morris Cigarettes Led to Wife's Lung Cancer, Death
Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2009-08-14
Author: SOURCE Boardroom Communications
Intro: A 92-year-old plaintiff was awarded more than $5.3 million in damages after a jury decided his then-73-year-old wife died of lung cancer caused by years of cigarette smoking manufactured by Phillip Morris.
The trial in Broward County Circuit Court pitted Leon Barbanell, the husband of Shirley Barbanell, against Philip Morris USA Inc. In Phase 1 of this trial, the jury decided cigarettes caused Ms. Barbanell's lung cancer and eventual death in 1996. After a day of deliberations in Phase 2, the jury awarded Leon Barbanell 5.3 million dollars in damages.
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