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Despite the fact that cigarette smoking is a preventable cause of premature death and there is evidence of millions dying out from its effects each year, many people seem to be unconvinced that smoking cigarettes is actually unhealthy. Governments have.
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Judge Jeffrey Streitfeld reads the jury’s verdict Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Philip Morris was ordered by a jury to pay $8 million in damages to the widow of a smoker who died of lung cancer in a case that could set a standard...
