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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (JJ landmark) (NN lawsuit)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNS smokers)))) (VP (VBD yielded) (NP (DT a) (NN verdict)) (NP (NNP Wednesday)) (SBAR (IN 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) (NN jury)) (VP (VBD held) (S (NP (DT the) (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 landmark lawsuit by smokers yielded a verdict Wednesday that could cost the tobacco industry billions in damages, as a jury held the 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))))))) (. .)))