Americans are seriously valuable.
A US court has ordered the country's second largest cigarette company to pay $23.6 billion (£13.8bn) to the wife of a smoker who died of lung cancer
put as a number that's $2,360,000,000 & that's just the punitive fine, there's another $16,800,000 in compensation to be added to that, allowing for an investment return of say 7% that will give the widow a daily spending allowance of over $160 million dollars A DAY, she wouldn't dare take a day off as she'll need to spend $300 million the next day
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Do you perhaps happen to know her address or phone number? Or maybe an email address. I need to talk to her urgently.
ladys door
yeah, the land of insanity is getting better... promote "bad products" and make people irresponsible for their action. both sides. millions will continue to smoke, so, not a problem for any manufacturer - consumers will pay the "damages".
stay well Z
I would think this American company would appeal this ruling until the wife has either finally given up or died...
... Mike doesn't smoke... yet.
...I am not sure how I am going to overcome that.
...except I despise shopping.
What part of this story to target first...
these stories are so absurd.
I won't get into into discussion if smoking is harmful or not, i've done a blog about that so people can read that one if they want.
But i have to say the legal system in USA has the same level of seriousness as well lets see.. MR.bean, Benny Hill, fawlty towers...
To be honnest, i have no idea how to react to such absurd news.. so many things are wrong with it. But i think i should consider going to court myself.. I could use some extra money.. but do i need to wait until i get lungcancer?? maybe i can sew anti-tobacco lobby if i never get it.. gotta talk to my laywer about that.