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Non-Tech : Philip Morris - A Stock For Wealth Or Poverty (MO) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ian@SI who wrote (1928)	7/15/1998 12:39:00 AM
From: don kramer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6439

ALL THREAD, This news from Maryland, very important because... The Union vs. tobacco . Ruling against Union "with prejudice". the term "...with prejudice..." is the way in which a judge(s) essentially, critiques the plaintiff , in this case, the Seafarer's Union , and indirectly, the Union's motivation. In addition, the Court used again, as, did the Iowa court, the the plaintiff was far to "remote" from the alledged "ill-health" member of a class. This case, as the others should cause state's AG's to reflect seriously, the wisdom of suing on behalf of a state , because Now, what we have, is Federal judges, and appelate courts, ruling on point of law, and, admonishing "with prejudice" the attorney's and plaintiff's for bringing the case to the court. An AG with political ambition's on further career goals, does NOT want this as a record of non-achievement with critical commentary by appelate courts!!! NOT a good part of their resume! So...an AG ought to think seriously, whether suing and risking a ruling against him/her and the state "with prejudice" . So, now, we have Iowa, Pennsy. Florida, Maryland, a related lower court case in Illinois, a weak case in Wash,[coming], etc..., I believe that the current Engle case will win on appeal [in Florida]. etc... Of course, everyone begins to see the pattern and the strategy. [ as a personal aside, I note, that many of my large additions to MO were made during the same week that the former FDA director Kessler and former Surgeon General Koop where having press conferences and speaking out against tobacco. Kesseler is reported to have answered a question, "...I don't care if a tobacco company goes out of business..." boy oh boy,,, does he have that wrong! dk