http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/lawsuit/carlson.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.duluthnews.com/today/dnt/local/tob.htm http://tobacco.org/news/38394.html A cigarette maker is not responsible for the death of a Duluth man who claimed the company negligently sold asbestos-filled filters in their brand almost 50 years ago. That was the decision reached by a St. Louis County jury on Monday after a three-week trial. The jury also rejected the nearly $1.2 million in damages the family of Richard A. Carlson, who died of cancer in 1996, was seeking from the New York-based Lorillard Tobacco Co. . . ``The jury heard all of the evidence and determined Kent Micronite cigarettes did not cause this gentleman's mesothelioma,'' said Thomas Thibodeau, a Duluth attorney representing Lorillard. Duluth News-Tribune Tue, 07 Mar 2000 05:00:00 GMT