[gridlock]

The courts should do exactly what they have done here. They are not legislating here. They are adjudicating this particular case. They are finding a party responsible and assessing damages. This is their job.

[Gabz]

What about the responsibility of the person that was smoking after being warned it could pose health hazards?

I despise PM as a company, however PM did not force this person to use their product.

[BlueNgold]

You said earlier that the courts are going to put the tobacco companies out of business and that you thought it was a good thing. That is the point we are debating. The job is the courts is NOT to put entire industries on the shelf.

I still don't understand how juries and courts can continue to award damages to people who are too stupid to read a label. To me this is just another example of the litigious society we have become - and that is NOT a good thing. Good Day Sir.