[calex59]

The average person in the 1950s and 1960s, I was there and I know, knew cigarettes caused health problems. You couldn't breathe right, you coughed constantly, amoung other things and people just knew they were not good for you. The ones who wanted to stop did so, the ones who didn't want to stop didn't.

In todays world if you do not know cigarettes cause cancer, or at least know they help cause it, you have a problem with denial.

This guy was responsible for his own actions and doesn't deserve a judgement of any kind. These lawsuits are BS and I am glad the senate passed the legislation to prevent the same senseless type of lawsuit against firearms manufacturers.

[AlBondigas]

So, it seems the unhealthiness of smoking has been common knowledge for some time.

Why is it the defense attorney(s) can't hammer this point ?