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To: John Doyle who wrote (1719)	6/4/1998 5:18:00 PM
From: Brian Malloy	Respond to of 6439

Thanks for the heads up on the Florida stories. I have some links to some similiar stories from the Washington Post. The first link goes on to talk about FL and other states in greater detail. The money involved is just mind boggling. It is really shameful what the politicians and their hired lawyers are up to. Now the politicians want to sue the lawyers to cut into the 1/3 retainer fees. It is like they are a bunch of dogs in the yard chasing each others tails. Meanwhile the person on the street just watches their madness and shakes their head. In my opinion, no more truer words have been spoken concerning this whole tobacco fiasco than the opening paragraph of the following piece: Lawyers' Welfare If the cigarette bill were truthfully labeled, it would be called "The National Tobacco Policy and Lawyer Enrichment Act." It's welfare for lawyers: a brazen model of social injustice. We assess poor and moderate-income people (smokers) to reward a few wealthy lawyers -- many of them multimillionaires and some potential billionaires. We launder the process by having the tobacco companies collect the money (through higher prices) and "pay" the lawyers. Because tobacco companies are seen as more vile than trial lawyers, this makes the whole process seem respectable. washingtonpost.com Heavy Hitters in the High-Stakes Tobacco Fight Arena washingtonpost.com