Florida Jury Awards $8 Million in Tobacco Lawsuit

February 19, 2009

  • February 19, 2009 at 1:28 am
    Future Smoker.... says:
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    Guess I need to start smoking so that I can get my “stimulus plan” going.

    My kids need the money so off to the store to start!!!!! Thank you “trial lawyers” for the advice!

  • February 19, 2009 at 1:44 am
    Willie says:
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    Verdicts like this reinforce my strong belief that America is incapable of operating as an intelligent society. The dedecant started smoking at age 15 and continued until he died at age 55. His wife whined that he smoked to “relieve stress”. Quite frankly, this guy didn’t have much in the way of responsibility so one would question where the stress came from. Did you know that over 50% of the population suffers from stress? They don’t smoke themselves to death. Did his wife sue while he was alive to get him help? No. She waits for him to die and now wants to pad her retirement nest with money from Phillip Morris. If these people were serious about concern for big tobacco not doing enough fine. Giving the surviors big money accomplished nothing. Litigation like this is a cancer in our society. Maybe class actions will bankrupt big companies and more jobs will be lost. How successful.

  • February 20, 2009 at 2:17 am
    The Lawman says:
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    Are you for real?

    If you think that Wikipedia is the the fountain of true knowledge – then you are deluded my friend. Wiki is an open source web-based encyclopedia where you and I can edit and amend anything. Anything that is on wikipedia – read it and then go and check it out elsewhere to make sure that it’s correct.

    Many people seem to be missing the point in relation to this litigation, the drug concerned and the major part that Phillip Morris played in it.

    – Nicotine is a highly addictive drug, apparently more addictive than Class A drugs
    – Government will not ban this drug due to the tax revenue received from it – although the cost to health-care in the western world outstrips any tax received
    – The Tobacco companies knew that their product was highly addictive
    – The Tobacco companies hid the fact that these seemingly harmless little white sticks could kill and could lead to cancer
    – Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causing (carcinogenic) compounds and 400 other toxins. These include nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT – do they print that on the packets? This list was provided to congressional investigators in 1994 but for some reason this was never made public.

    So when we’re busy complaining that this woman (or any person) has made a packet through litigation against the poor Tobacco companies – think to yourself:

    – Does this company owe a duty of care to purchasers to let them know the concoction of chemicals they are putting in their body
    – Did they knowingly hide the discoveries to enable them to make huge profits
    – Did they willingly put the Smoking Kills sticker on their packaging (NO – Made to do it)

    Phillip Morris, Imperial Tobacco etc etc – everyone of them should be made to pay for the harm and hurt they have caused worldwide to millions.

    Don’t argue back – it’s their choice to smoke, it’s one of the most highly addictive drugs – and very difficult for everyone to come off of.

    I’m not a lawyer, nor a fan of no-win no-fee cases. I just like to see justice prevail.

  • February 19, 2009 at 2:22 am
    Travesty says:
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    The widow’s weight is immaterial.

    What is material is the utter stupidity of her husband in continuing to smoke in light of the long-known dangers. That idiocity far outweighs any “loss” for which she sought compensation. Sounds more like welfare.

  • February 19, 2009 at 2:32 am
    SFOInsuranceLady says:
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    How long have the warnings been printed on the cigarette packs? Why didn’t he heed those warnings? What else could Philip Morris do to warn him about the dangers of smoking? If he was so stressed,why didn’t he see a doctor for medication? Why not try yoga? Why not exercise to relieve stress? Who forced him to smoke anyway? Doesn’t this set a precedent?

    I don’t understand the logic. Logic??!!
    What’s logical about this whole case?
    Has American gone mad??? Or are they just dumb…..

    I smoked for 10 years, quit and then started again for 3 years then finally quit, can I sue if I get diagnosed with cancer that will kill me? I guess I’ll move to Florida and give it a try. I’ll just act “dumb” like the rest of the country….oh wait, his wife was a teacher, no less. What does this say now? Is this what she is teaching her students now? I feel bad for her, sure. She lost her husband, but nobody forced him to smoke. It’s the choice HE made.
    We all have choices. It’s just that no one wants to take responsibility for their own mistakes anymore. Tsk….Tsk….Tsk…..

  • February 19, 2009 at 2:41 am
    Devil's A. says:
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    He started smoking 40 years ago. 1969. When did cigarette companies start putting warnings on the labels? So up until they did, they knowingly sold a poisonous, addictive product and they are not at all responsible?

  • February 19, 2009 at 2:46 am
    starting up again says:
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    I quit smoking nearly 1 year ago. I think i’m going to start up again, get sick, then sue the tobacco companies. What’s next? Is someone going to sue Obama for punative damages b/c they saw him smoking a ciggarette in some magazine?

    Hey I know…how about we start handing out settlements to single mothers in urban areas that were too stupid to have protected sex and instead got pregnant and now puts a drain on the welfare system. Maybe they could sue Trojan condoms b/c they got pregnant while NOT using one of their products like they should have. Society and our “judicial system” just rewarded total and complete stupidity…again. I’m starting to think the dumber you are these days, the more likely you are to get a free handout.

  • February 19, 2009 at 2:47 am
    Mark says:
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    “smoked to relieve stress”…

    The only “stress” you can relieve by smoking is the stress caused of nicotine withdrawal. Nicotine is a STIMULANT, therefore can not relieve stress!

  • February 19, 2009 at 2:50 am
    Travesty says:
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    No, they are not responsible. I’ll bet that he was coughing and hacking far before the written warnings. Didn’t that tell him something?

    How stupid can a human being be?

  • February 19, 2009 at 3:05 am
    Tom Chong says:
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    Just another example of our country and its people not taking responsibility for their actions. Maybe the warning wasn’t on the cig packs in 1969, I don’t know (or care), but it did appear sometime after that and the guy could have or should have quit then. He rolled the dice and lost. But it was his choice; no one made him smoke.
    Same for all these people with mortgages who cannot pay them or don’t want to pay them due to deflated house values. Again they rolled the dice on the real estate market staying strong, and it collapsed. Plus, how the heck can a person commit to paying a mortgage with $0 down and interest only for 5 years, and then be shocked at a payment increase once they have to start paying interest AND principal? Again they take no responsibility and now the Dems are wasting our tax money to try and help.



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