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...verdict news conferences, it seemed the defense attorneys were resigned to the idea of a jury award - the hope was to keep the money damages out of the stratosphere. That hope, of course, was dashed when the jury came back. Their verdict sent PM stock prices downward Thursday as the tobacco sector struggled to take in the psychological effects of such a large award...
...Philip Morris brass was likewise struggling. "This verdict is outrageous and holds our legal system up to ridicule. It is the result of legal errors we believe will require reversal of this verdict," PM vice president and associate general council William Ohlemeyer said in a statement Wednesday. "The jury was given incorrect legal instructions, prevented from hearing important evidence and asked to believe that the plaintiff was only vaguely aware of the risks of smoking and the U.S. Surgeon General's warnings that have appeared on every pack of cigarettes Mr. Boeken smoked for more than 30 years." The company...
...final verdict on the Crimson's postseason fate came quickly enough, as the host of the selection show began announcing the seedings for the tournament...
...However, in December 1967, the hearing committee returned its verdict: the university had erred in removing Lee without due process and been unjustified in revoking its tenure offer...
...Neither the resignation nor the committee's verdict got Lee his job back. Nor did the student takeover of Bachman Hall in support of Lee's cause that spring. Lee joined the sit-in on the second day and was carried out of the building that night as one of 153 persons arrested by the police. After getting bailed out, Lee and the protesters returned to Bachman and camped out for nine days before folding their tents...