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To: TimF who wrote (125707)	10/10/2000 5:31:51 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570742

The smokers who get lung cancer were not forced by the tobacco companies to smoke. Yes tobacco is adictive but it is possible to break the addiction and it is also possible to choose to never smoke. Smokers are responsible for their own illness. You might have a weak case for those who became addicted before the federal government mandated warnings but if its ok to sue in that case then maybe the federal government should be sued. It subsidized tobacco and gave cigerettes to soldiers. Tim, My god...were you ever a kid? Kids can't die..they don't have to worry about warnings. Once they are addicted, its too late. May they sue tobacco companies until every last one is out of business. ted

To: TimF who wrote (125707)	10/10/2000 5:42:36 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1570742

RE: lawsuits. There are those that view lawsuits like a lottery, if an opportunity comes by that is even slightly in your favor, take it because it is free money. We had a case in my county about a woman that drove down a closed road, drove around the warning signs that were placed in the middle of the road, drove around the sign that warned about a bridge being out, and then drove off the washed out bridge. She sued and the county eventually settled out of court because it was getting way too expensive. Her lawyer claimed that the county didn't do enough, the only thing that I could see would be to post a sniper in a nearby tree and then shoot anybody that got as far as the bridge.