tkelley Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Check out the link for this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545327/ns ... _business/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstdzy Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I have thought about a law suit. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyW Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I would feel guilty doing that though. But that is just me !! Would be like cashing in on someones death and I can not do that!!! We both made the decision and took the risk. She lost and I won !! (For Now)!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michellep Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I understand and agree that smokers are well aware of the risks involved, yes. And again, yes, they should quit. BUT many smokers like my hubby started many years before it was even known to cause cancer and certainly long before the tobacco companies admitted to knowingly keeping the cancer risk from the public. There are thousands of people who continue to smoke but are severely addicted to the nicotine. PLUS if you look at the prices for patches etc to help these folks quit, it's insane. These patches etc cost more than the cigarettes themselves. So, yes in some instances for cancer patients I do indeed believe the tobacco industry should be held liable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkelley Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 I agree with feeling guilty about taking the money. I am hoping that the bulk of it gets donated to lung cancer research or the research of addiction. There was a chance that my dad's original laryngeal cancer and subsequent lung cancer was caused by Agent Orange while he was in Vietnam. He filed and was initially denied until I did some research and after re-submission he was approved and did get money every month until he died. That money helped him go to Hopkins and get the specific treatments he wanted by the doctors he wanted without having to worry so much about insurance. My mom now gets a portion of that money each month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 My personal opinion...and probably not a very popular one....is that it is a crock. Did smoking cause my cancer?...maybe...maybe not. I had other risk factors in my life that may well be the culprit. A insane verdict such as this is just another by product of the crazy litigious society we live in. There had been ample warnings on every pack about the potential for harm from smoking. I chose to ignore them......my fault...no one else's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I agree with Dave. I smoked, A LOT, until 7 years, 2 months and 11 days ago. I am a reasonably intelligent person and I knew that what I was doing was very dangerous to my health. Like Randy, Earl lost and I won, if you want to look at it that way. Hard to quit, absolutely, did not think I would ever be able to do it and BTW Earl and I both quit before he was dx'd. I quit cold turkey. Sue the tobacco companies - that is wrong. Would you sue Budweiser if you were in a drunk driving accident? Would you sue McD's if you die from coronary artery disease? Would you sue Hershey's if you die from diabetes? It all goes back to being responsible and accountable for our actions. Ok, I will get off my soapbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstdzy Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 My 2 cents. I started smoking in 1971 when I was 13 years old. I bought my cigs out of a machine for 35 cents a pack. I thought it was cool. I think the cig companies knew a long time how dangerous smoking was and didn't do anything until they were forced. Even after we started finding out how dangerous it was all they did was put that little lable on the side of the pack, I still bought my cigs out of the same machine. What happens when the cig companies loss a suit? They price of cigs go up! Maybe the higher the price gos the fewer people will smoke? Dana P.S. Does anybody have a lawyer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Don't really get the rational behind that post...but for the sake of world peace I will refrain from further comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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