Pennsylvanians Suits

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc. won a new trial in a case that had brought a $200,000 judgment against the company in favor of the family of a deceased Tampa smoker. The cigarette maker also defeated Pennsylvania smokers' bid for class-action status in a separate case. Florida state Judge Ralph Steinberg on Thursday threw out the $200,000 in compensatory damages the family of Suzanne Jones had been awarded in his courtroom in October.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc. won a new trial in a case that had brought a $200,000 judgment against the company in favor of the family of a deceased Tampa smoker. The cigarette maker also defeated Pennsylvania smokers' bid for class-action status in a separate case. Florida state Judge Ralph Steinberg on Thursday threw out the $200,000 in compensatory damages the family of Suzanne Jones had been awarded in his courtroom in October.