<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Altria News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=73&amp;catid=27</link><description>News Feed for - Altria</description><item><title>Lawsuits &amp;amp; Suicide: Bipolar Smoker Risk, $300M Philip Morris Tobacco Order</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96324105&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T16:28:00</pubDate><description>Philip Morris Tobacco has been ordered to pay $300M and individulas with bipolar disorder run a larger risk of suicide. Lawsuits &amp; Suicide: Bipolar Smokers Risk, $300M Philip Morris Tobacco Order First: </description><source>Post Chronicle</source></item><item><title>NAUGLE v. PHILIP MORRIS, et. al. (PDF)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96150609&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T11:46:00</pubDate><description>PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT ADDING CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES Jump to full article: (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Sun-Sentinel, 2008-09-02 Intro: 37. As a direct and proximate result </description><source>Tobacco.org</source></item><item><title>Ex-Smoker Wins $300 Million From Philip Morris</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96143074&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T21:10:00</pubDate><description>A Florida jury awarded a woman $300 million in her fraud lawsuit against Philip Morris.    They found her only 10% at fault for choosing to start smoking when she was 20. Cindy Naugle, now 60, smoked </description><source>Business Insider</source></item><item><title>PointOfLaw Forum: Is the Bell Tolling For Philip Morris? $300M Verdict for One Former </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96132925&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T03:13:00</pubDate><description>There are 8000 more suits pending, and now that it seems clear that PM will be hemorrhaging money, I anticipate a rush to the courthouse to collect before bankruptcy ensues. At $300 million per pop, that's </description><source>Tobacco.org</source></item><item><title>TOBACCO PRODUCTS LIABILITY PROJECT HAILS $244 MILLION PUNITIVE DAMAGES AWARD AGAINST </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96132892&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T03:12:00</pubDate><description>Edward L. Sweda, Jr., Senior Attorney for the Tobacco Products Liability Project (TPLP) at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, was delighted with the jurys verdict. Clearly, this jury recognized </description><source>Tobacco.org</source></item><item><title>Tobacco giant hit with record $300m fine</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96129870&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T02:28:00</pubDate><description>A Florida jury has ordered tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay almost $US300 million ($327 million) in damages to a former smoker - the largest fine ever in such a case, lawyers said. The jury ordered </description><source>ABC Online</source></item><item><title>Smoker in Florida awarded $300m damages against Philip Morris</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96129389&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T03:35:00</pubDate><description>November 2009 vine $ new $adsHtml google_ad_request_done(google_ads) s 'Ads by for(i i i++) // the banned sections myRegExp new // if it is an article myRegExp2 new (myRegExp.test(ref_url) false myRegExp2.test(ref_url) </description><source>The Independent</source></item><item><title>Plaintiffs Lawyer in Philip Morris Suit Explains $300 Million Verdict</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96102863&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T00:52:00</pubDate><description>Robert Kelley, the attorney for former smoker Cindy Naugle, who last week won a whopping $300 million verdict in a suit against Philip Morris, spoke to The Am Law Litigation Daily about why the award </description><source>Expert Lawyer</source></item><item><title>Tobacco giant to pay $300m in damages</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96100858&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T19:58:00</pubDate><description>LOS ANGELES: A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema. The </description><source>Times of India</source></item><item><title>Cramer's Take on Headline Stocks: Nov. 20</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96092394&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T18:56:00</pubDate><description>Stock quotes in this article: MO ,  GS ,  CBE ,  TOL ,  WFC ,  BAC ,  INTC Not a Stockpickr member? Join the community today -- for free. More on MO Market Activity D.R. Horton Incorporated| DHI Honeywell </description><source>TheStreet.com</source></item><item><title>$300 million Engle verdict to be challenged</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96074807&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T13:25:00</pubDate><description>Philip Morris USA said today it would seek further review of a jury verdict awarding about $56 million in compensatory damages and $244 million in punitive damages. The verdict came in the trial of a </description><source>Tobacco Reporter</source></item><item><title>PM USA continues legal crusade against illicit trade</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96074695&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T13:25:00</pubDate><description>Philip Morris USA yesterday filed lawsuits against 10 retailers for allegedly selling counterfeit versions of Marlboro cigarettes in New York and New Jersey.'The New York metropolitan area continues to </description><source>Tobacco Reporter</source></item><item><title>Former smoker, 61, to speak out after winning $300 million US verdict against Philip </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96074248&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T19:08:00</pubDate><description>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A former smoker in Fort Lauderdale is speaking out about her $300 million verdict against Philip Morris. A jury on Thursday ordered Philip Morris to pay 61-year-old Cindy Naugle </description><source>CBC</source></item><item><title>PM USA Sues More Retailers to Stop Counterfeit Sales</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96066337&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T03:11:00</pubDate><description>10 cases filed in New York, New Jersey - - RICHMOND, Va. -- Philip Morris USA has filed lawsuits against 10 retailers selling counterfeit versions of the company's Marlboro brand cigarettes in New York </description><source>Convenience Store/Petroleum</source></item><item><title>Smoker awarded $326 millon payout</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96048556&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T03:05:00</pubDate><description>A Florida jury has ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $US300 million ($326 million) to a former smoker, agreeing that the tobacco company's negligence was the cause of her emphysema. The award for Cindy </description><source>Sydney Morning Herald</source></item><item><title>Woman awarded $300 million in suit against Philip Morris</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96048281&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T03:17:00</pubDate><description>(Sun Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune News Service via COMTEX) -- MO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- A Fort Lauderdale woman on Thursday won a $300 million jury verdict, the largest individual win </description><source>TradingMarkets</source></item><item><title>Woman wins $327 from tobacco giant</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96048193&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T02:59:00</pubDate><description>A FLORIDA jury today ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $US300 million ($327m) in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema. The Broward </description><source>Herald Sun</source></item><item><title>Tobacco company coughs up $300m to former smoker</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96046021&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T01:30:00</pubDate><description>Philip Morris has been ordered to pay $US300 million ($326.3 million) in damages to a former smoker in Florida, the largest award to date among thousands of lawsuits filed in the state against tobacco </description><source>Brisbane Times</source></item><item><title>Fla. jury awards $300M to ex-smokerĀ</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96035709&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T16:13:00</pubDate><description>A Florida jury Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema.</description><source>LawyersUSA</source></item><item><title>Marlboro stubs out fake Twitter account</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95977872&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-19T12:15:00</pubDate><description>LONDON - Twitter has suspended a fake account that claimed to be the official voice of Marlboro cigarettes after the trademark owner Altria voiced concerns. Over the course of two weeks the account, using </description><source>Brand Republic</source></item><item><title>Philip Morris ordered to pay $300 mln to smoker</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95949792&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T17:16:00</pubDate><description>A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema. The Broward Circuit </description><source>Asiaone</source></item><item><title>PACT Act Passed by Senate Committee</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95886120&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T16:23:00</pubDate><description>- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With unanimous support, S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act) was approved yesterday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and will head to the full Senate. </description><source>Beverage Aisle</source></item><item><title>Altria to Expand Marlboro Snus Test</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95707553&amp;Channel_ID=73&amp;Category_ID=27</link><pubDate>2009-11-16T13:26:00</pubDate><description>- NEW YORK -- For the first time since early 2009, Altria Group's Philip Morris USA (PM USA) will expand the trial of its Marlboro Snus smokeless, spitless tobacco product to new markets this month. Marlboro </description><source>Beverage Aisle</source></item></channel></rss>