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$23 Billion Lawsuit Settlement for One Smoking Death

shrubnose said:
The cigarette company sold the cigarettes and made a profit on them, the court decided what it decided.

Deal with it and move on.
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I wil accept your defeat.
 
And you all thought they had to shoot black boys to get Florida in the news...
 
shrubnose said:
You guess but you don't really know, just like me.

A lot of things will happen in the future and some things won't happen.
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You sure seemed to think you know I quote:

"It will be closed when the last cigarette is sold in the USA, and that day is coming.

Wait and see."

That day is coming, wait and see. Are you kidding me. Not in a thousand years.
 
Born Free said:
You sure seemed to think you know I quote:

"It will be closed when the last cigarette is sold in the USA, and that day is coming.

Wait and see."

That day is coming, wait and see. Are you kidding me.
Not in a thousand years.
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A thousand years is a long time.

Especially towards the end.
 
shrubnose said:
Defeat on what?

What the hell are you talking about?

You might need to cut back on the booze.
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I have never had a drink in my life.

Defeat in what you were saying.

You are trying to blame the cigarette company for the man dying. Even though a jury awarded the outrageous amount, that doesn't mean it is going to stand.

Try to use some common sense with things like this.
 
Deuce said:
And the decades before that?
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The person in this case was only 36. Nobody lied to him. He knew the dangers and chose to do it anyhow. He deserves nothing for his own stupidity.
 
This case shows everything that's wrong with this country. I can't believe the outcome here.
 
tres borrachos said:
This case shows everything that's wrong with this country. I can't believe the outcome here.
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Didn't the tobacco companies settle a multi-billion dollar lawsuit several years ago? I thought that was supposed to handle their obligations. Apparently not, but this is not surprising that people still put the blame on someone else for the choices they themselves make. This will be challenged I think, and only the attorneys will win.
 
polgara said:
Didn't the tobacco companies settle a multi-billion dollar lawsuit several years ago? I thought that was supposed to handle their obligations. Apparently not, but this is not surprising that people still put the blame on someone else for the choices they themselves make. This will be challenged I think, and only the attorneys will win.
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Its one thing if its someone thats around 60 but this guy was 36. You'd have to be borderline retarded to not know that smoking is addictive and bad for you health.

My guess it that the tobacco industry wins in a appeal, at least significantly lowers the settlement.
 
shrubnose said:
It will be closed when the last cigarette is sold in the USA, and that day is coming.

Wait and see.
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Nope.. Won't happen. I do see it reducing drastically, and there being a shift from cigarettes to e-cigs. But people love to have their vices, even though it helps shorten heir lives. What I would like to see is the tobacco companies forced to show what chemicals they use to process the tobacco, and possibly put in regulation on that side. Many of those processes are designed to free up the nicotine from the tobacco leaves, so there is a bigger effect, and it's more addictive. If you regulate it so that those processes can't be done, you will have more people who would be able to quit. That won't happen soon, if ever. The tobacco lobby is too powerful.
 
tres borrachos said:
This case shows everything that's wrong with this country. I can't believe the outcome here.
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What do you mean by the outcome? These suits are typically greatly reduced or even eliminated. What do you mean?
 
Let's see...this guy died at 36.

Let's say he started smoking when he was 16 so that equals 20 years times 365 days which equals 7300 days times (say) 25 cigarettes a day equals 182,500 cigarettes.

$23 billion divided by 182,500 cigarettes means the tobacco company will (in theory) pay him $126,027 per cigarette.


Hmmm...papa could use a new 'vette Stingray and a blowout trip to Vegas (assuming they still have water there).

I figure smoking 3/4 of a cigarette ought to do it.

Oops...forgot legal fees.

So I will smoke one cigarette, sue the tobacco company and once the court case is settled I will pick up my new 'vette in Vegas during my trip.

Who says smoking isn't still cool?
 
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