another example of why tort reform is needed. I swear if we could do one thing that would help everyone- it would be tort reform. It would literally lower the cost of everything from insurance to consumable goods.
I smoked for 26 years and knew the risks. Quit back in 1996, except for a brief relapse when I smoked 4-5 per day. So here’s the deal – “Fred” smoked, died, and his family got $26M. But, “Fred” and I were poker/fishing/golfing buddies and I inhaled his 2nd hand smoke. Now that the widder has $26M, I’ll file a suit against her for what “Fred” did to me. Why stop with just 1 level of responsibility?
if you have ever read any articles on smoking, the actual recipe for smoking the gov’t knew about. it was held in the congressional vault for many years. this is why i am amazed that the fed’s decided to make a class-action lawsuit against the tobacco when in actuallity, they had approved it. read! but as said before, individuals do not to take their own responsibility! we don’t see folks doing this for the alcohol industry. we have not seen many lawsuits against the bars for serving too much drink. they make rehab centers, there are ways to get off the nicotine habit. it just a matter of personal choice to keep smoking, granted some folks will need help. now if he’s 68, he might have started let’s say at the age of 20, that would have meant he’d been smoking for 48 years. so you are going to tell me that over those years since 1950, he did not know?! don’t think so! i think it’s about time, we stop this frivilous lawsuits and think about personal responsibility for the choices that you make.
First you’re and idiot for smoking. Second you’re defending a company that has killed more Americans than Hitler killed jews. What is it now? Tobacco kills more than 440,000 every year. I’m no math major, but that’s over 10 million in the last 20 years. At least the juries are willing to do something about it, because we know congress won’t.
Sucking on something that is on fire and drawing hot smoke into your lungs and you can’t figure out it’s bad for you??? Here’s a warning: Better stay away from the BBQ.
Seems like everyone’s answer is for Congress to do something about it. Congress is the most corrupt institution we have ever had in this country and yet the entitlement generation looks to them to solve everything. Congress and the lawyers who control it- Academy of Trial Lawyers are the problem. Wake up.
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i swear, i will turn this car around…….
another example of why tort reform is needed. I swear if we could do one thing that would help everyone- it would be tort reform. It would literally lower the cost of everything from insurance to consumable goods.
I smoked for 26 years and knew the risks. Quit back in 1996, except for a brief relapse when I smoked 4-5 per day. So here’s the deal – “Fred” smoked, died, and his family got $26M. But, “Fred” and I were poker/fishing/golfing buddies and I inhaled his 2nd hand smoke. Now that the widder has $26M, I’ll file a suit against her for what “Fred” did to me. Why stop with just 1 level of responsibility?
ok, here’s one problem:
if you have ever read any articles on smoking, the actual recipe for smoking the gov’t knew about. it was held in the congressional vault for many years. this is why i am amazed that the fed’s decided to make a class-action lawsuit against the tobacco when in actuallity, they had approved it. read! but as said before, individuals do not to take their own responsibility! we don’t see folks doing this for the alcohol industry. we have not seen many lawsuits against the bars for serving too much drink. they make rehab centers, there are ways to get off the nicotine habit. it just a matter of personal choice to keep smoking, granted some folks will need help. now if he’s 68, he might have started let’s say at the age of 20, that would have meant he’d been smoking for 48 years. so you are going to tell me that over those years since 1950, he did not know?! don’t think so! i think it’s about time, we stop this frivilous lawsuits and think about personal responsibility for the choices that you make.
I picked a bad time to give up sniffing glue…..
It would be like an individual getting liver disease from drinking and then suing Anheuse Bush…wait a minute…
Esquire, you are TOO funny! Great comment.
First you’re and idiot for smoking. Second you’re defending a company that has killed more Americans than Hitler killed jews. What is it now? Tobacco kills more than 440,000 every year. I’m no math major, but that’s over 10 million in the last 20 years. At least the juries are willing to do something about it, because we know congress won’t.
Sucking on something that is on fire and drawing hot smoke into your lungs and you can’t figure out it’s bad for you??? Here’s a warning: Better stay away from the BBQ.
Seems like everyone’s answer is for Congress to do something about it. Congress is the most corrupt institution we have ever had in this country and yet the entitlement generation looks to them to solve everything. Congress and the lawyers who control it- Academy of Trial Lawyers are the problem. Wake up.