[GeneD]

Philip Morris's reaction.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

$28 Billion

You have got to be kidding!

[My2Cents]

Apparently, this suit might allow someone to sue Playboy Magazine for their contracting venereal disease.

[RAT Patrol]

Hello. It's a legal substance. This is theft.

[breakem]

Stop the world. I want to get off.

[gov_bean_ counter]

The BS in this is beyond belief. Thirty-five years ago as an elementary school student my class was visited by some health person who did an anti-smoking demonstration.

They had a beaker with cotton in it. The stopper on top had two tube to facilitate air in and out. Smoke was blown into the cotton filled beaker to illustrate smoke staying in the lungs. Nasty stuff.

[fourdeuce82d]

I don't care if Philip Morris gave ciggarettes away to toddlers- once you're an adult, it's your responsibility- period

That jury better hope recto-cranial inversion doesn't cause cancer.

[Congressman Billybob]

One more step toward "government of the lawyers, by the lawyers and for the lawyers." Another sleazoid trial lawyer generates more money for the Democrats to keep the bank vault doors open for what I call the "sand in the gears of the American economy" -- trial lawyers.

Of course, this verdict will be reduced on appeal, but still the lawyer will get millions, and the beat goes on.

I wrote about this in my seventh book. Use the second link below.

Congressman Billybob

Click for "Til Death Do Us Part."

Click for "to Restore Trust in America"

Click for "Death as a Political Strategy"

[LA-Lawyer]

WOW! I've met Mike Piuze. Tall, very thin, uncropped beard. The most low-key, self-depricating and nicest guy you'll ever meet.

But dont' worry, FRolks, the $28 Bil. verdict will be remitted [i.e. reduced drastically, if not totally thrown out.]

[Free the USA]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[Ruth A.]

This is beyond ridiculous. I am thinking that when she was 17 smoking was illegal for minors. So, she had to break the law to smoke. All this shows is her stupidity. Ignoring the warnings on the cartons, education in school, billboards and public service ads was quite a feat for 40 years. One, which was impossible, BTW.

Yes, smoking is bad for you, but people need to accept the consequences of their actions.

[republicman]

I smoked for 17 years, then quit

I must be a fool, I could've been a billionaire!

These suits used to lose every time now they're winning, America, more and more, is becoming a scapegoat culture.

[republicman]

I smoked for 17 years, then quit

I must be a fool, I could've been a billionaire!

These suits used to lose every time now they're winning, America, more and more, is becoming a scapegoat culture.

[rb22982]

And yet, the drug war takes another turn.

[Jorge]

This is beyond unreasonable, this is absurd.
These kinds of judgements make me think this country is going to hell faster than I imagined.

The same kind of insane awards for malpractice suits are driving the Doctors out of Pennsylvania....and driving health insurance premiums through the roof.