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$152 million awarded in smoking suit

$152 million awarded in smoking suit

A Massachusetts court Thursday added $81 million in punitive damages to $71 million in compensatory damages it had already awarded to the family of a woman who died of lung cancer.

 

Elderly Conn. sisters battle in court over jackpot

An 84-year-old Connecticut woman battling with her 87-year-old sister for a share of a $500,000 lottery jackpot testified Tuesday that the two signed a contract to split gambling winnings, but that her sister told her she tore the agreement up and wouldn't share the money.

 

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