Philip Morris has been ordered to pay $300 million in damages to a former smoker in Florida, the largest award to date among thousands of lawsuits filed in the state against tobacco companies. ...more

November 19, 2009

Ten years and a day after a jury awarded Mayola Williams nearly $80 million in punitive damages in her fight with a cigarette maker, the Supreme Court said today she can collect her share. ...more

March 31, 2009

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 for some 8,000 similar Florida lawsuits. ...more

February 18, 2009

Philip Morris should be ordered to pay more than $130 million to the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer in a case that could blaze a legal trail for about 8,000 similar Florida lawsuits, the family's attorney told a jury Tuesday. ...more

February 17, 2009

A jury decided today that a longtime chain-smoker's death from lung cancer was caused by nicotine addiction, a potentially costly loss for tobacco giant Philip Morris and an important test case for thousands of similar Florida lawsuits. ...more

February 12, 2009

Gr., A, 550 Yds, Time: 30.91 ...more

November 27, 2008

Altria, the U.S. leader in cigarettes, wants to be No. 1 in smokeless products, too. ...more

September 9, 2008

When Altria's international cigarette unit gets its independence in March, it will move quickly to grab sales outside the United States with products such as Marlboro Fresh Mint, Virginia Slims Noire and Parliament Platinum. ...more

January 31, 2008