http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/22/politics/22DRUG.html?ex=1059451200&en=b529 7c3f83c9c335&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
Interesting article. Tough to pick a side really. Timothy Heald Information Systems Specialist Overseas Security Advisory Council U.S. Department of State 571.345.2235 -----Original Message----- From: Adam Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:52 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: And we Americans are sue happy? Actually alcohol can be good for you. Small quantities have a beneficial health impact. For some reason tea-total people don't live as long as people that enjoy a glass of wine every so often. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 July 2003 14:49 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: And we Americans are sue happy? > > > Well, litigation seems to be the only form of checks and balances > available > against the private sector. It's better than the alternative, > which is more > government regulation. I actually think the tobacco company lawsuits did a > fair amount of good. If nothing else it probably kept taxes lower in a > number of states. > > Dana > > Adam Reynolds writes: > > > I like this. > > > > Unfortunately I think that this type of action is sometimes necessary to > > make an industry more responsible for itself. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Erika L Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 21 July 2003 23:16 > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: And we Americans are sue happy? > > > > > > > > > http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20030720-100147-7083r.htm > > > > > > "A dozen alcoholics ranging in age from 18 to 60 are going to > sue drink > > > makers for not warning them about the dangers of alcohol." > > > > > > Of course, the attorneys are using US law examples from the tobacco > > > suits. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
