Florida Jury award $23B for Smoking Death
Recent Florida Jury punitive damages award for $23B against RJ Reynolds .
What are your thoughts?
My thoughts:
No smoker in this day can say that he did not know the risks. The USG has broadcast the dangers and even made the manufacturers put warnings on packaging and ads.
I believe that claims against manufacturers should be deemed frivolous and dismissed. I know there might be some rare situations, but to even have a trial and the expense of a trial is ridiculous and simply a tool to make money for the legal profession.
Just trying to provoke a non political discussion.
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