Jury Finds for RJR, Brown & Williamson
From Reuters
R.J. Reynolds and Brown & Williamson said a jury in Florida returned a verdict in their favor, finding the cigarette makers were not responsible for a smoker’s illness.
The jury in the case found there was “ample evidence” that Emmett Hall, who suffers from lung cancer and pulmonary disease, had been aware of the potential health risks of smoking and still had chosen to smoke, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said.
R.J. Reynolds is a unit of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc., whose shares rose 85 cents, or 2%, to $58.28 on the New York Stock Exchange. R.J. Reynolds in October announced plans to buy Brown & Williamson from London-based British American Tobacco.
From Reuters
