[SheLion]

Personally, I wish Phillip Morris would go out of business. Why the hell are they even SELLING cigarettes, they are sticking it to the smokers so bad, it's mind boggling. I wouldn't buy a Phillip Morris cigarette if they were the last ones on earth.!

I HATE PM! They are WORSE then the ANTI smoker!

[steplock]

That sounds to me like standard business practices .

Almost all manufacturers give higher discounts to prefered resellers. When I had my own telecomm business, the manufacturers offered me huge discounts if I would only carry their equipment.

I didn't sue them - but then I must be stupid? Or NOT a communist or socialist?

[BfloGuy]

Just another case of trying to keep business from doing business. Can't let that happen.

[freebilly]

Earl Booze, one of the plaintiffs' lawyers

Well, we got cigarettes and Booze in this story. All we're missing is the sex....

[Great Dane]

"We plan to vigorously defend the case,

Too bad they didn't vigorously defend themselves against big governments.

[putupon]

Coke has a monopoly in all resturants around here and I prefer Pepsi, I'm going to call Johnny Cocheran and get rich.

[Old Professer]

In the interests of brevity I suggest that we refer to this case in the future as Booze vs Big Tobacco.