I've been lied to by hundreds of products. Everything I buy says it's the "Best XXX on the market". But often times, YYY is MUCH better than XXX. If that's not outright lying, it's certainly misleading...with all the tricks in advertising.
I dunno.....I guess I personalize everything: Is it obvious to me that smoking is unhealthy? Yes. If i choose to smoke anyway and get sick, am I responsible? Yes. I don't think I should get millions for being an idiot. On 3/23/07, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some of them actually claimed that menthol cigarettes would cure a cough. > > Of *course* tobacco companies lied to smokers. Where it didn't lie it was > certainly misleading with all of the tricks in advertising. I'm astounded > that this is still being litigated. Though I guess this is a racketeering > case and the one I worked on was product liability... hmm. > > Dana > > >I like some of the old commercials from the 50's and 60's. I think you > >only have to show those commercials and copies of the tobacco documents > >that proved tobacco was harmful and the case is done. > > > >CEO of Tobacco company XYZ had this report in his hand in 1960 showing > >the link between tobacco and lung cancer. In 1962 XYZ company produced > >this advertisements stating tobacco produced no adverse health concerns. > > > >At the point the attorney should jump up and down hollering "Liar Liar > >pants on fire, I rest my case" > > > > > >the problem I have with the law suits is where does the money go? > >Lawyers get way too much. It's hard to quantify who should get how much > >if the proceeds go to smokers. I think the funds should go to > >anti-smoking campaigns, County and State health providers, and provide > >free enrollment in programs to assist people who are trying to stop > >smoking. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:231208 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
