Tobacco Giants Hail Court Ruling

[KitchenWitch]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4238467.stm

US tobacco companies have welcomed an appeal court's decision to reject the government's $280bn (£155bn) claim for alleged deceit about smoking dangers.

Tobacco stocks rose sharply on Wall Street after the 2-1 decision.

The court in Washington found the case - filed by the Clinton administration in 1999 - could not be brought under federal anti-racketeering laws.

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The Justice Department refused to say if it would appeal. "All we're saying today is that we have received the ruling and are reviewing it," a spokeswoman said on Friday.

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Just another fine example of how money talks and bu$hit walks.

[ultraist]

1. Maybe they are stalling, holding out for TORT REFORM

[KitchenWitch]

2. You are probably right

I was not even thinking about that! I am certain those scumballs will weasel their way out of it somehow!

[ClintonTyree]

3. It's a sham anyway..................

all of the money that the States received from the Tobacco settlement to pay for such things as tobacco education etc. was used by the States for totally different purposes. They used very little of it for it's intended purpose and treated it as a windfall for other programs they wanted to pay for.
All perfectly legal of course. :eyes:
As long as the Southern Republicans control every aspect of our government, there will be no real and lasting penalty to Big Tobacco.

[FreedomToons]

4. How the tobacco companies practically get away with murder

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