Philip Morris USA, other tobacco companies win favorable verdict

Friday, April 29, 2011 | 1:40 p.m. CDT; updated 6:23 p.m. CDT, Saturday, April 30, 2011

RICHMOND, Va. — Philip Morris USA and other major tobacco companies won a favorable verdict Friday in a lawsuit filed by 37 Missouri hospitals seeking more than $455 million for treating sick smokers.

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