$3 Billion for lung cancer! WOW

[Swager]

Did ya hear about the guy awarded $3 billion from the J R Renoylds group because he had lung cancer from smoking.  

OUCH!!  

[funkedup]

ricockulous  

[Eagler]

yep, retarded. Wonder who gets the most the dumb arse smoker or his lawyers??? Did you read the jurors comments on why such a high settlement? http://sns.chicagotribune.com/business/nationworld/sns-tobacco.story?coll=sns%2Dbusiness%2Dheadlines
"We got to that figure ($3 billion) because we thought that figure would hurt them," said juror Ann Anderson, who works as a court clerk supervisor at the superior court's central civil west division, the very building where the trial was held.
Said juror Denise Key, a government worker from Los Angeles: "We want them to be responsible for their product...We want them to put on their product: "It kills.' "

Such a large sum insures the case will be tied up in court long after the smoker passes away from his self-induced aliment.

Thinking about suing McDonald's and Burger King for clogging my arteries. Anyone want to join my class action suit? Of course I'd have it tried in L.A. as there must be something in the water, which is eating away at the reasoning/common sense area of their brains...

Eagler

[Karnak]

Was it a class action lawsuit, or does all of the money go to him?  

[MrBill]

Originally posted by Eagler:
I'd have it tried in L.A. as there must be something in the water, which is eating away at the reasoning/common sense area of their brains...

Eagler

Actually I think it is the crunchy air.  

[1776]

That's what I like to see.  Open minded tolerant jurors willing to judge the case on its merits!!

 

   

[ 06-07-2001: Message edited by: 1776 ]

[Tac]

the IRS will be very happy with him.


cripes, 3 BILLION. bill gates move over, ms is about to be bought out lolololol

[Karnak]

That is quite dramatically redicules.

There have been blatant warnings on tabacco products for how long now?

This guy just found out that cigarettes were dangerous when he got lung cancer?

I hope that a higher court tosses this.

[Udie]

Karnak,

 This sort of thing has been going on here in the USA for about 6 years now.  One of the first things billy boy did when he got in office is start the war against the tabaco companies.  All that ended up happening is they raised taxes on smokes and people started sewing the industry.

udie

[Karnak]

Udie,

Yes, I know.

I feel that the states may have had a valid case, but I have no sypathy for these lawsuits when brought by the consumers.  They had fair warning.

The states on the other hand have found themselves paying through the nose for the medical care for people who smoked.  The states do that with tax dollars.  That means you and I are both paying for the medical care of these people.  The states were suing to get some of our tax dollars back.

That's why I think the states may have been justified but tabacco consumers should be SOL as far as lawsuits are concerned.

[GRUNHERZ]

Three Words....

REDUCED ON APPEAL

 

[Udie]

Originally posted by Karnak:
Udie,

Yes, I know.

I feel that the states may have had a valid case, but I have no sypathy for these lawsuits when brought by the consumers.  They had fair warning.

The states on the other hand have found themselves paying through the nose for the medical care for people who smoked.  The states do that with tax dollars.  That means you and I are both paying for the medical care of these people.  The states were suing to get some of our tax dollars back.

That's why I think the states may have been justified but tabacco consumers should be SOL as far as lawsuits are concerned.

 I can partialy accept that, except if you follow the money and see where it ends up, ie. hands of lawyers.  Then there is the fact that we are forced to pay into mediscare/social security so they should get the medical care. BTW, medicare is about the only tax i don't mind paying, besides our sales tax here in Tx.

 They shouldn't even let these people sew over this crap.  They've known for hundreds of years that tabaco harms health.  I lost my grandfather at age 4 to cancer, so I've known for at least  28 years how bad the stuff is, yet I'm stupid/addicted enough to keep right on doing it.  BUT I would never consider sewing Winston or Marlboro for something I did to myself.

 Maybe I should sew stop n go for selling them to me when I was under age?  Oops can't do that I have a conscience!!!!!

 


Udie

[1776]

One question,Karnak.  Have you received a tax refund from your state to offset the tax dollars you paid for the evil smokers getting sick???

The answer is a resounding  NO!!!!!

I bet not one dollar of the confiscated monies from the tobacco companies has been spent on health care!!

Wake up people,fatty foods, SUVs, and gasoline are the next targets of the "do-gooders"!!!  They will sell the American public a bill of goods that these are all evil things that should be taxed out of business!!  Just like the tobacco industry!!

[Fury]

After we get done cleaning out all the tobacco companies, we'll go after the booze companies.

1) Failure to warn pregnant women that drinking may be bad for your unborn child.

2) Failure to warn me that drinking in excess will lead to liver damage and death.

3) Failure to stop me from drinking too much and then driving my car into a crowd of people.

4) Failure to tell me that using 150 proof as a firestarter is not a good idea.

Pretty soon I'll file a suit against online gaming companies for feeding my addiction and not warning me about it.  I ignore my wife and kids and all outside people to play online games until I get headaches.  Sometimes, I feel heart attacks coming on because I am either so excited about what's going on, or so pissed at what's going on.  It's all their fault and they will pay.

When is someone gonna give me a rating so I can feel good about myself!


<edit: ahhh! I see two people have already put me to five stars!  In the immortal words of the great Sally Fields:  You like me, you really like me!>

[ 06-08-2001: Message edited by: Fury ]

[Daff]

In most of Europe, the income from tobacco tax is at least 10 times higher than the cost of treating *all* cancer related ilnesses.

Daff