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Jury Finds for Brown & Williamson 

The plaintiffs had sought $10 million in compensatory damages and unspecified punitive damages, according to Salomon Smith Barney tobacco industry analyst Martin Feldman.

Ten jurors voted in favor of the defendants and two voted in favor of the plaintiff, Feldman said.

The court victory is the sixth straight win for the tobacco company since Jan. 1, Brown & Williamson noted in a press release.

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