We don't have the same tradition of class action suits here like you do in the US.
Tort reform is a hot topic in the US these days, too, as I recall -- one of the
reasons was some particular damages that were awarded by juries in Mississippi
(the Loewen case comes to mind). Perhaps Tom can comment
Forwarded with permission from Ken Kyle, who is LDS and works at the
Canadian Cancer Society, as director of public issues. The first item is
a recent newspaper article, the second some background from Ken on his
involvement with this. The Church News has been in contact with him
about possibly
Marc A. Schindler wrote a lotta stuff I'm not even gonna try to keep up
with. Mainly, it said that tobacco companies are getting beat on in
Canada.
I hope so. I really hope so. Because in this country, the tobacco
companies are being beaten on by being sued. They raise their prices,
so
