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Massachusetts Top Court Upholds $56M Damages Award Against Philip Morris

April 27, 2026

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has dealt tobacco company Philip Morris USA a blow by unanimously upholding a $56 million punitive damages award in a wrongful death case. A lower court had previously reduced the punitive damages award from $1 …

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