keywords: tobacco justices florida smokers jury
text: Ailing smokers ask Florida justices to restore \$145-billion class &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Sick Florida smokers urged the state #39;s highest court Wednesday to punish the tobacco industry for  quot;fraud and deceit quot; by restoring a \$145 billion US class-action award, the largest ever by an American jury.