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Jury’s $1B verdict has SJC eyeing new rules for punitives

Summary by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
The Supreme Judicial Court will hear a wrongful death appeal over a $1 billion punitive damages verdict against Philip Morris that could reshape state tort law.
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Jury’s $1B verdict has SJC eyeing new rules for punitives

The Supreme Judicial Court will hear a wrongful death appeal over a $1 billion punitive damages verdict against Philip Morris that could reshape state tort law.

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Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly broke the news in on Monday, October 20, 2025.
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