Mike Lenthol
Second Unit
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2000
- Messages
- 322
Who's she going to replace in the top 5 richest people of America?
"The Surgeon General Has Determined That Eating Chocolate May Lead To Being Really Fat."hehehehe...too funny
She made all the choices to get cancer, no one forced her to smoke.How much do I get from her when I sue her for knowingly trying to kill me with 2nd hand smoke?
I know she's sitting on quite a pile. I can appreciate a lawsuit income as much as she can.
I got Johnny C. already to go...
"If Seth's lungs are black, she must give the money back."
Oh COME ON, they're saying that the smoking companies didn't say anything? On EVERY PACK OF CIGARETTES there is SOMETHING called: The Surgeon General's Warning against cigarrette smoking. This is frivolous BS. Surely the jury couldn't be so stupid as to overlook something like that?In a way I agree with this...
On the other hand at the very same time all the major cigarette companies were printing this message on the sides of every pack of cigarettes they were in court saying "cigarettes are not bad for your heath"....
Dominik - Exactly who should the payout of punitive damages go to if not the plantiff and exactly why should they receive it?Difficult question, this was also discussed recently in this topic. It shouldn't go to the plaintiff as this is what leads to the extensive exploitation of the US legal system. Who should get the money? The easy answer would be that the government could sack it but with exact obligation how the money is to be used.
Let me say that I am in favor of punitive damages, something that is missing in the german legal system. An interesting article about a recent case which deals with this problem can be found here.
Also, I believe that cigarette companies used to add additional nicotine to cigarettes to make people become addicted in a shorter amount of time.The problem with this statement is that is can be applied to countless companies in various industries. The trans-fatty acids in doughnuts are supposed to be terrible for you. Same goes for french fries. Should McDonald's be prohibited from adding extra fat to their products if it will give them more business?
If cigarettes were an illegal product, that would be another story, but I just don't see how you can punish one industry when there are many others selling products that are not necessarily the best for our health.
Should McDonald's be prohibited from adding extra fat to their products if it will give them more business?If fat were a known addictive drug rather than a flavor enhancer yes, otherwise, whats your point?