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Judge Reduces $150M Award Vs. Tobacco 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2002-05-10
Author: Joseph B. Frazier / Associated Press Writer

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A judge on Thursday reduced a landmark $150 million punitive award against Philip Morris to $100 million, saying the original amount was "grossly excessive."

Judge Roosevelt Robinson's ruling came six weeks after a jury ordered the tobacco company to pay $150 million in punitive damages to the estate of Michelle Schwarz, who died of lung cancer in 1999 at age 53.

Philip Morris said in a statement it "will mount a vigorous appeal" in hopes of overturning the entire award.

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