( February 12, 2024, 8:31 AM EST) -- LOS LUNA, N.M. — A New Mexico state court jury returned a defense verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a dead smoker against Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM) and a local retailer, rejecting claims that the defendants were liable for the decedent’s addiction to Marlboro- and Marlboro Light-brand cigarettes and her eventual death from lung cancer. VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE...