Posted on 03/04/2005 5:22:38 PM PST by NormsRevenge
The flippin Feds need to pass legislation to terminate these ambulance chasers' flippin lawsuits against the tobacco industry.
That this is even news speaks volumes about our society.
Hey you know, it says on a bottle of Drano that drinking the bottle will cause extensive internal damage, but you know what? I`m gonna drink it anyway and sue the company.
That ANYBODY should be able to bring any one of these lawsuits to trial is beyond the beyond in my comprehension. I mean what did this guy think, "Hey Bud, smoking causes cancer"..."No way, for real?"
I mean what are we going on now, the 40th year since the surgeon general determined smoking kills? And this guy is trying to put off that he had no clue?
By the way, I smoke 2 packs a day. Not kidding, Marlboros. I`m 42 years old and if I get cancer I will only blame myself. My lung feels great.
I wonder how many packs of smokes he held in his hands over the past 35 years? Each one bore the surgeon generals warning.
The trial lawyers and their allies in the judgeships are scum.
Excellent news! People should not sue and profit because of their own (or in this case, their relative's) stupidity.
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Since the 60's their has been a disclaimer on every pack of cigarettes sold in America!
It's about time the courts realize that people have to take responsibility for their own actions.
Great news! Warnings have been on cigarette packs since the 1960's. And even before that, they were commonly referred to as "cancer sticks" or "coffin nails".
Anyone who claims to have not known the danger is - not to be as nasty as I want to be - not very bright.
yes, and before that - in the 50's - they were commonly referred to as "coffin nails" and "cancer sticks." Also only cost $0.05 per pack, as I recall.
Well, ok, but . . . how about the other lung?
This lawyer needs to be sanctioned.
Loser pays.............anyone?????
One old song from the forties was
Smoke, smoke that cigarette
Smoke until you smoke to death
I was a heavy smoker and finally quit at 45. (after 30 years)
I am now 50 and feel better than ever.
It wasn't easy, but quiting is probably the best thing I ever did for myself.
My grandfather called cigarettes "cancer sticks" when I was a tiny girl...and I'm 64. That was many years before any warnings were printed on cigarette packs. Nice try, but no cigar.
People who sue tobacco companies are beneath contempt.
The inexorable march to the grave is dotted with choices, but we all end up there, regardless of the ones we make.
For God's sake, will the whining never end?
I suspect if I die before 77, I will die from some other cause than smoking!
My smoking grandfather called them that too.
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