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The Supreme Court threw out an $80 million judgment against Philip Morris.(Brief article)

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The Supreme Court threw out an $80 million judgment against Philip Morris. The plaintiff's lawyer had told the jury to think about all the people whom the company was hurting when it decided how much to award in punitive damages. But the Court found that the company couldn't fairly be punished for damages to people who weren't involved in the lawsuit. We agree that the damage award was excessive. But the Court's logic is hard to ...

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