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by Rick
on Sat May 29, 2004 11:10 am |
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Just wanted to get some feedback & opinions about the lawsuit in Illinois against PM's Marlboro lights (apparently, 'some' people were deceived into thinking that lights were safer than regular ones)...... If found guility of deception, PM would have to pay $7 Billion alone in that case (not to mention if other states or a nationwide action were brought against them).
I think personally, it's a bunch of bs. Has there not been a govt. issued warning on the side of the pack since '64????? I mean, come on now. |
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by Jay
on Mon May 31, 2004 9:01 am |
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Marlboro Lights came out in the 70's. I never heard of ANY light cigarette brand from the 60's. 60's packs had negative stories on them about smokers getting lung cancer and stuff. The Surgeon General Warning came out in '71 I think.
As far as the lawsuit goes, that IS BS, because Chicago media said in the '90's light cigs are not really safer than full-flavors. Maybe this lady is looking for PM to "pay her back" despite the fact she's been supporting them ever since MLs came out in the 70's! |
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by BWilliams
on Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:23 pm |
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| It's those people that are complaining about "payback" that are ruining the tobacco industry with their insipid lawsuits. |
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by Atty
on Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:35 am |
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This isn't any different than all the other law suits, and I don't mean just the ones about cigarettes. We have become a country of people that refuse to take responsibility for our own actions. Have you read the following? It's so sad because its so true.
The Death Of Common Sense
Today we mourn the passing of an old friend by the name of Common Sense. Common Sense lived a long life but died from heart failure at the brink of the millennium. No one really knows how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He selflessly devoted his life to service in schools; hospitals, homes, factories and offices, helping folks get jobs without fanfare and foolishness.
For decades, petty rules, silly laws and frivolous lawsuits held no power over Common Sense. He was credited with cultivating such valued lessons as to know when to come in out of the rain, the early bird gets the worm, and life isn't always fair.
A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, and the Technical Revolution, Common Sense survived cultural and educational trends including feminism, body piercing, whole language and "new math."
But his health declined when he became infected with the Technological Revolution with the "if-it-only-helps-one-person-it's-worth-it" virus. In recent decades his waning strength proved no match for the ravages of overbearing federal regulation.
He watched in pain as good people became ruled by self-seeking lawyers and enlightened auditors. His health rapidly deteriorated when schools
endlessly implemented zero tolerance policies, reports of six-year-old boys charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, a teen suspended for taking a swig of mouthwash after lunch, and a teacher fired for
reprimanding an unruly student. It declined even further when schools had
to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student but cannot inform the parent when the female student is pregnant or wants an abortion.
Finally Common Sense lost his will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband, churches became businesses, criminals received better treatment than victims, and federal judges stuck their noses in everything from Boy Scouts to professional sports.
As the end neared, Common Sense drifted in and out of logic but was
kept informed of developments, regarding questionable regulations for asbestos, low flow toilets, "smart" guns, the nurturing of Prohibition Laws
and mandatory airbags.
Finally when told that the homeowners association restricted exterior
furniture only to that which enhanced property values, he breathed his last.
Common Sense was preceded by death by his parents Truth and Trust,
his wife, Discretion, his daughter, Responsibility, and his son,
Reason.
Three stepbrothers survive him: Rights, Tolerance and Whiner.
Not many attended his funeral evidently because so
few realized he was gone.
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