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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NNP National) (NNP Perspective) (NNP A) (NN landmark) (NN lawsuit)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNS smokers)))) (VP (VBD yielded) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN verdict)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD could) (VP (VB cost) (NP (DT the) (NN tobacco)) (NP (NP (NN industry) (NNS billions)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNS damages)) (, ,) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (DT a) (NNP Florida) (NN jury)) (VP (VBD held) (S (NP (DT the) (NN tobacco) (NNS companies)) (ADJP (JJ liable) (PP (IN for) (S (VP (VBG making) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ defective) (NN product)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ causes) (NP (NP (NN emphysema)) (, ,) (NP (NN lung) (NN cancer)) (CC and) (NP (JJ other) (NNS illnesses)))))))))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
A National Perspective A landmark lawsuit by smokers yielded a verdict that could cost the tobacco industry billions in damages, as a Florida jury held the tobacco companies liable for making a defective product that causes emphysema, lung cancer and other illnesses.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Pneumonia) (CC and) (NN emphysema) (NNS illnesses)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN caused) (PP (IN by) (NP (NN damage))) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS alveoli)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS lungs))))))) (. .)))