(SOUNDBITE) (English) CYNTHIA MARIE JOHNSON ROBINSON, PLAINTIFF, SAYING:<br/> <br />"He would smoke every day, you know, he'd get up in the morning, go in the bathroom, shower, smoke."<br/> <br />Cynthia Johnson remembers her late husband's smoking habits well.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) CYNTHIA MARIE JOHNSON ROBINSON, PLAINTIFF, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I'm not around him at work, but if I show up, some days, he'd smoking. But at night, he's smoking. He lights a cigarette off of a cigarette."<br/> <br />Michael Johnson died of lung cancer in 1996.<br/> <br />Now, with the help of her attorneys, Cynthia is getting compensated for her loss.<br/> <br />A Florida jury has awarded her $23 billion in a wrongful death lawsuit against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, the nation's second-biggest cigarette maker.<br/> <br />Cynthia claimed that the company conspired to conceal the dangers and addictive nature of its products.<br/> <br />Her attorney, Willie Gary, says the verdict sends a message.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) WILLIE GARY, ATTO
