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Supreme Court Refuses to Reduce Smoker's Award
National News • March 23, 2005
The Supreme Court declined this week to consider whether to reduce $10.5 million in damages a jury awarded against Philip Morris USA to a former smoker with lung cancer.
Justices let stand a ...
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| Subject | Posted By | Posted On |
|---|---|---|
| Smoker's comments | yvonne | Apr 3, 2005, 5:09 am |
| RE: RE: smokers REward | matadco | Mar 30, 2005, 5:38 am |
| What's this society coming to? | Wally | Mar 25, 2005, 4:57 pm |
| Smokers Award | JoeyV | Mar 24, 2005, 4:55 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: DEVIATING | Chuck | Mar 24, 2005, 2:07 pm |
| Personal Accountability for your actions | M Quigley | Mar 24, 2005, 12:25 pm |
| RE: RE: DEVIATING | Roger Mount | Mar 24, 2005, 10:49 am |
| RE: DEVIATING | Gregg Higgins | Mar 24, 2005, 10:01 am |
| DEVIATING | Winston | Mar 24, 2005, 2:04 am |
| RE: smokers REward | RRR | Mar 24, 2005, 12:13 am |
| Smokers Reward | Gregg Higgins | Mar 23, 2005, 7:30 pm |
| RE: RE: smokers REward | Umpire | Mar 23, 2005, 4:30 pm |
| RE: smokers REward | bubba | Mar 23, 2005, 3:29 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: smokers REward | John M. | Mar 23, 2005, 2:59 pm |
| RE: RE: smokers REward | steve | Mar 23, 2005, 2:12 pm |
| RE: smokers REward | Steve M | Mar 23, 2005, 2:08 pm |
| RE: smokers award | Roger Mount | Mar 23, 2005, 2:03 pm |
| smokers REward | Mar 23, 2005, 1:27 pm |
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| RE: RE: RE: smokers award | rcb | Mar 23, 2005, 1:24 pm |
| RE: RE: smokers award | Smoker Despite | Mar 23, 2005, 1:12 pm |
| RE: smokers award | Dar Novak | Mar 23, 2005, 1:03 pm |
| smokers award | Steve Russell | Mar 23, 2005, 12:49 pm |
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Subject: RE: DEVIATING
I beg to differ. This woman smoked for 35 years, and was awarded money in 1999. Probably originally sued somewhere around 96 or 97. 96 - 35 years = 1961. While I agree that in 1961 most people were unaware of the dangers of smoking, byt he time I started smoking in 1974 she would have been at about year 13 of 35 (I quit in 1984 - because of the potential dangers)EVERY pack of Cigarettes had a warning label and EVERYONE knew about the dangers of smoking. I would bet that includes this woman. Some chose to ignore the warnings. This case has EVERYTHING to do with tort reform and runaway lawyers, as well as personal choice and accountability for the choices you make.