As much as I hate the tobacco companies, this is the absolute right verdict. The smoker is responsible for his own fate, not the tobacco companies. About time we got a sensible ruling from these insane lawsuits.

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who died in 1999 at the age of 81!

When are we going to start suing God?

Don't give 'em any ideas.

As much as I hate the tobacco companies, this is the absolute right verdict. The smoker is responsible for his own fate, not the tobacco companies. About time we got a sensible ruling from these insane lawsuits.

I'm not a smoker (never have been) but as long as tobacco products are LEGAL, I don't see why any of these cases have merit at all.

Even IF the guy smoked for 60 years (assuming he started at 20) once all the warnings were put out and printed on every pack starting somewhere around 1965, anyone who continued to smoke did so at their own "risk." I put "risk" in quotes because the scientific evidence for/against smoking is all politically based anyway.

The reality is, the government will never "ban" or "outlaw" smoking because they want the tax revenues from it. All these lawsuits are BS IMO....

who died in 1999 at the age of 81

She was blessed to live this long. Maybe a case could be made that tobacco lenghtened her life, since she lived longer than the average person.

The reality is, the government will never "ban" or "outlaw" smoking because they want the tax revenues from it. All these lawsuits are BS IMO....

Agreed.

Imagine me and CCC agreeing on this.

This is one of the most ridiculous lawsuits I have ever heard about. The man was 81 years old and his smoking killed him? Maybe the smoking is what kept him alive so long,a ridiculous statement I know,but no more ridiculous than claiming smoking killed him.

Maybe we can get some lawyers to try to prove that smoking was good for him. It seems lawyers will do anything to make a buck.

What a ridiculous country this has become.

The plaintiffs' attorney did not immediately return a call seeking comment Tuesday afternoon.

Gee, I wonder why?????

How about this! The judge couldn't find clear-cut proof that smoking actually killed this person. Finally, a clear-headed judge! This person's lifestyle killed him! Not just smoking. Was he obese? Was he an alcoholic? Did he dabble in drugs? Lots of things can add up to death. Just because a person smokes doesn't mean it's gonna kill him!

When are we going to start suing God?

LMAO!!!!! 81!!!!!! Go figure

For any of us that are alive today it is just a matter of time until that will no longer be true.

Fox just covered this story. I'm howling laughing. I guess the family figured there would be a little more to the estate with this suit. What a joke!

he was somewhere crying because he had ordered a new mercedes and a 50 ft cabin cruiser and wrote a hot check of for both....now he has to take them back even before they are delivered. p.s. his wife ran off with the pizza delivery guy too, because at least he has a steady job and knows he will still be driving that same 20 year old Datsun next week that he is driving this week!!!

For any of us that are alive today it is just a matter of time until that will no longer be true.

Well, life is terminal. No one gets out of here alive. And with the nuclear idiots running around, makes me wonder just how long any of us actually have. Smoking should be the least of our worries.

I'm howling laughing. I guess the family figured there would be a little more to the estate with this suit. What a joke!

I heard this on Fox News as well. Seems to me, the grandkids just wanted some more "padding" to their bank account. Boy! 81! What a laugh!

If only....

In this picture the Seniors are learning to Roll their own...

Roll their own what?