Plaintiffs Say They’ve Settled NYC Apartment Smoking Suit

April 10, 2008

  • April 10, 2008 at 1:42 am
    WooWooWoo says:
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    Of course, the plaintiffs could have moved. But lawsuits are more fun and bring publicity to those who crave it.

    That said, who in their right mind, with all that has become known about the effects of smoking, would continue to do so? Don’t use the “nicotine addition” defense–far too many people have stopped for that to have any credence. “I’m addicted” is an easy excuse for those without willpower.

  • April 10, 2008 at 2:09 am
    Teresa says:
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    I don’t see why someone should quit smoking to please someone else – someone who sounds like real whiners to me..nonetheless!!
    It’s that person’s choice to smoke IN HIS OWN HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • April 10, 2008 at 2:14 am
    robin says:
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    Teresa – I agree – that person has the right to smoke himself to death. If we start appeasing our “neighbors” when will it end. Next it will be, you car is too ugly to be parked next to mine….I don’t like the way your food smells – stop using this spice or ingredient when you cook – geeze louise – i cannot belive this issue came this far

  • April 10, 2008 at 2:19 am
    Teresa says:
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    Robin!

    Finally – someone who speaks some sense! All of your points are valid ones. It has to stop somewhere!!

  • April 10, 2008 at 2:41 am
    mongoose says:
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    Increase the cost of bringing suit against another person unless you have certain specific damages.

    I wonder how many peole would persue a case if they had to pay $10,000 to file the suit and the court costs.

    What a great society we live in.

  • April 10, 2008 at 2:48 am
    Teresa says:
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    What a great idea! That would decrease lawsuits significantly, I’m sure of it!!!!

  • April 10, 2008 at 2:59 am
    rcb says:
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    Can we say they needled her until she agreed to huff and puff less?

  • April 10, 2008 at 3:18 am
    anit-smoker says:
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    an nonsmoker should NEVER have to smell the smoke of a smoker.
    never.
    so whatever it takes, the smoker should not be allowed to have his/her/it’s smoke pollute a nonsmoker’s space.
    so there.
    if you have to kill ’em all, so be it.

  • April 10, 2008 at 5:37 am
    Ben says:
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    of course the anti smoker is the only stupid poster here. thanks for the common sense of people like teresa and robin. pltfs are glory whores, plain and simple and were trying to make a quick buck. if the pltfs didn’t like the smoke they could have moved out as Huff was there long before the pltfs and if they did their due diligence, they would have know their neighbor was a smoker. I hope Huff sues the pltfs for defamation, libel, slander, intentional inflicition of emo distress, etc. Mongoose – i really like your post but it would never work.

  • April 10, 2008 at 5:40 am
    Ben says:
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    Just as a follow up – the ACLU would be all over this if it happened. They would say that this is discriminatory against “poor people” and were further “disenfranchise” them and deprive them of “their civil right to sue”.



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