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Decade-old tobacco deal may help Dems this fall

2 weeks ago -AUSTIN â” You could call it the deal that keeps on giving. The five plaintiffs' lawyer firms that helped then-Attorney General Dan Morales score a $17.3 billion settlement for state government against the tobacco industry 10 years ago continue to benefit from their estimated $3.3 billion in legal fees.

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