how do we know that it was just phillip morris? is this the only company that sold cigarettes? was this the only brand he smoked? are there receipts that showed he purchased them over the past 40 yrs?
too many issues…in fact if you heard, phillip morris is going back to the supreme court over the original suit…
fact: the orig recipe was under lock in key in both the cigarette industry and the congress. but yet, they felt it was right to sue only the cigarette company…why not the FDA since after all, it is a drug that is legal to smoke…
I didn’t know smoking can cause cancer? Wow. I should stop smoking and contact a lawyer. I should sue the tobacco company. Hmmmm, I’ll do that as soon as I finish this lawsuit with Mcdonalds – I spilled hot coffee in my lap.
A point I wanted to clarify, please. Are you stating that these 1 Billion people would still be alive today if they weren’t smoking?
Lets face it, life kills all of us, what we can do though is possibly pick our very own method of dying. I don’t think that Phillip Morris or anyone else should be responsible if someone makes the choice to smoke full aware of the the risk of death that they take on.
What is bothersome about the Oregon Court keeping the punitive damages as they were is that it had been struck down twice before & still they ignored the US Supreme Court. I realize they said it was a state issue, but let’s get real.
This particular man started smoking 40 years ago, before the labels were put on cigarettes and after the companies knew nicotene was addictive and harmful.
The cigarette companies deserve to go bankrupt, and their old school executives deserve to be the ones losing their houses to foreclosure today. Too bad the latter won’t happen either.
um… it appears i have a twin who thinks i have or needed a job and got one…
fortunately, that person does not realize i have a great job and can check this forum while at work…
but back to the main issue:
we all have a choice and we all need to remind ourselves that as choices are made come consequences. why is our society today so eager to blame others and grab the money? we know that money does not grow on trees. we think that big companies have money, and yes most do. but does that mean we can just go after them?
i think if we put the shoe on the other foot and it was my company getting sued, i think the process would be rethought. again, the society we live in rather blame others instead of themselves — including the forged wudchuck blogger…
Perfect example of the loony left coast. He smoked for 40 years, despite all the warnings. He was a janitor in a school. What warrants such ridiculous awards except the social progressive loony left judges at all levels of the Oregon court system?
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how do we know that it was just phillip morris? is this the only company that sold cigarettes? was this the only brand he smoked? are there receipts that showed he purchased them over the past 40 yrs?
too many issues…in fact if you heard, phillip morris is going back to the supreme court over the original suit…
fact: the orig recipe was under lock in key in both the cigarette industry and the congress. but yet, they felt it was right to sue only the cigarette company…why not the FDA since after all, it is a drug that is legal to smoke…
Oh yea one more thing, I just recently got a job, so I wont be posting as often anymore!
Oh, NO! But that’s why I read this thing – can’t you still read and post at work??
Congratulations!
I didn’t know smoking can cause cancer? Wow. I should stop smoking and contact a lawyer. I should sue the tobacco company. Hmmmm, I’ll do that as soon as I finish this lawsuit with Mcdonalds – I spilled hot coffee in my lap.
A point I wanted to clarify, please. Are you stating that these 1 Billion people would still be alive today if they weren’t smoking?
Lets face it, life kills all of us, what we can do though is possibly pick our very own method of dying. I don’t think that Phillip Morris or anyone else should be responsible if someone makes the choice to smoke full aware of the the risk of death that they take on.
What is bothersome about the Oregon Court keeping the punitive damages as they were is that it had been struck down twice before & still they ignored the US Supreme Court. I realize they said it was a state issue, but let’s get real.
Cheese isn’t physically addictive, nicotene is.
This particular man started smoking 40 years ago, before the labels were put on cigarettes and after the companies knew nicotene was addictive and harmful.
The cigarette companies deserve to go bankrupt, and their old school executives deserve to be the ones losing their houses to foreclosure today. Too bad the latter won’t happen either.
um… it appears i have a twin who thinks i have or needed a job and got one…
fortunately, that person does not realize i have a great job and can check this forum while at work…
but back to the main issue:
we all have a choice and we all need to remind ourselves that as choices are made come consequences. why is our society today so eager to blame others and grab the money? we know that money does not grow on trees. we think that big companies have money, and yes most do. but does that mean we can just go after them?
i think if we put the shoe on the other foot and it was my company getting sued, i think the process would be rethought. again, the society we live in rather blame others instead of themselves — including the forged wudchuck blogger…
Cheese isn’t addictive? Good thing to know.
Turn on your brain, I am glad you posted to remind us how feeble we are, and how we cannot make decisions on our own.
Please give me my noo-noo and change my diaper.
Perfect example of the loony left coast. He smoked for 40 years, despite all the warnings. He was a janitor in a school. What warrants such ridiculous awards except the social progressive loony left judges at all levels of the Oregon court system?