Florida jury weighs damages in landmark tobacco case
Florida jurors begin deliberations on punitive damages in the multibillion-dollar tobacco case. The six member panel previously ordered $12.7 million in compensatory damages to three smokers amid a trial that featured 157 witnesses and 58,000 pages of testimony. Lawyers argued over whether a verdict could bankrupt tobacco firms, with estimates of $150 million to $375 million as the industry’s suggested cap, while plaintiffs pressed for up to $196 billion to deter future harm.
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Miami
Florida
Philip Morrisone
Dan Webb
Stanley Rosenblatt
Exxon
Big Tobacco
Tobacco
Brown & Williamson
Gordon Smith
Rosenblatt
Senate nears passage of inheritance tax repeal bill
The Senate moves toward passing a Republican bill to phase out the estate tax, repeal the 102-year-old telephone excise tax, and offer Social Security relief for some beneficiaries and farmers. Debate centers on cost, who benefits, and potential veto by President Clinton. A Democratic substitute costing $64 billion over 10 years was defeated, while Daschle warned Clinton would veto the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Clinton
William Roth
R-Del
House
Jan Kyl
R-Ariz
United States
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Tom Daschle
S.D
U.S. teen pregnancy rate declines again in 1995-97
CDC data show teen pregnancies among ages 15 to 19 fell 8 percent from 1995 to 1997, from 98.3 to 90.7 per 1000. Under-15 pregnancies dropped 11 percent to 6.4 per 1000. Spokeswoman Mary Goodwin cites contraception and less sexual activity as factors. U.S. still tops developed nations in adolescent rates.
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Atlanta
United States
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Mary Goodwin
National Center For Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Goodwin
CDC
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