USA - Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA and other cigarette makers will have to defend against thousands of new lawsuits by injured smokers taking advantage of a Florida court ruling that makes their cases easier to prove. Florida lawyers rushed to beat this week's deadline for individual claims after the Florida Supreme Court overturned a $145 billion punitive-damage verdict, the biggest in history, in July 2006. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace
