( February 13, 2025, 3:11 PM EST) -- WOBURN, Mass. — A Massachusetts state court justice denied a motion filed by two tobacco companies and two retailers for a mistrial based on “‘emotional’” references to children with health issues adopted by a dead smoker and his widow prior to the smoker’s death at age 54 from lung cancer, writing that the references took up only a small portion of an hourlong opening statement. VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....