Jury deadlocked in Bethel smoking trial

After more than three weeks, a Bethel Superior Court jury cannot decide whether or not a tobacco company misled a Pilot Station man about the harmful effects of smoking.
KYUK-AM reports that jury foreman Robert Sundown says jurors deadlocked after over whether Philip Morris USA was at fault for the death of Benjamin Frances.
Francis died of lung cancer at age 52 in 2004 after a long history of smoking Marlboro Lights. Francis’ wife and children sued Philip Morris USA and its parent company