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2014-07-21 Economy

Jury says Reynolds must pay $23.6 billion

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Posted by Fred 2014-07-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Revenge, not justice.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-07-21 00:37|| 2014-07-21 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 What do we pay now for a dead servicemember - $450K? Of which about 250K comes from self insuring program deducted from monthly pay, Servicemen's Group Life Insurance. It's fun to play with other people's money.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-07-21 09:20|| 2014-07-21 09:20|| Front Page Top

#3 For decades cigarettes have been called coffin nails or cancer sticks. One can't say people are not knowledgeable about what they are doing. The next question is "Do they deserve anything?"

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-21 09:30|| 2014-07-21 09:30|| Front Page Top

#4 The widows of rock climber should start suing rope manufacturers.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-07-21 10:26|| 2014-07-21 10:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Noticably, this was not filed in a Tort Reform state, like Texas, which caps punitive damages.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-07-21 11:14|| 2014-07-21 11:14|| Front Page Top

#6 If they're gonna sue anybody it should be the federal government for not banning the cultivation and sale of tobacco, just like they used to do with marijuana. R.J. Reynolds has complied with all applicable federal and state laws. How can you sue them?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-21 11:47|| 2014-07-21 11:47|| Front Page Top

#7 I might also add that with private, non-subsidized health insurance, the insurance companies might well be expected to jack up the premiums for smokers to cover the inevitable expenses. Under ObamaCare, we'll all be subsidizing the likes of Michael Johnson Sr. and their bad habits while Obama tries to outlaw guns.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-21 11:55|| 2014-07-21 11:55|| Front Page Top

#8 There should be no such thing as punitive damages. If the government is going to punish someone for misdeeds, I want to have a vote in it through my legislators. In other words, punishment only through violation of duly enacted laws, not by the whims & emotions of jurors manipulated by a tort lawyer, which is what happened in this case.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-07-21 13:20|| 2014-07-21 13:20|| Front Page Top

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