Big Tobacco Gets Its Many Days in Court

摘要

U.S. cigarette makers, led by Altria Group and Reynolds American, have racked up a dismal record in Florida courts, where smokers and their fami-rnlies won 14 of the last 15 trials and were awarded more than $200 mil-rnlion in damages. But plenty of battles remain. That's because there are still more than 9,000 claims left to be tried.