Completely absurd jury verdict
(CNN) -- A Florida jury awarded a widow $23.6
billion 
in punitive damages in her lawsuit against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, her lawyer said.
Cynthia Robinson claimed that smoking killed her husband, Michael Johnson, in 1996. She argued R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine is addictive and smoking can cause lung cancer. Johnson started smoking when he was 13 and died of lung cancer when he was 36.
The jury award Friday evening is "courageous," said Robinson's lawyer, Christopher Chestnut.
"If anyone saw the documents that this jury saw, I believe that person would have awarded a similar or greater verdict amount," he said.
More absurdity and video footage...
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/19/us/florida-tobacco-verdict/index.htmlSorry but nobody is worth $23.6 Billion and even if it was millions it would be pushing it.
Her husband knew at some point in his life that it was wrong everyone knows that smoking is bad either you figure out by getting self informed or by others. I am in shock that the justice system would allow this... Where the hell did they get the jury did they all agree with that woman to some type of reward if she won the case?! Lol man only in the U.S.A...
We don't really believe in personal responsibility in the US any more. We expect government to protect us from our own poor choices and then complain when our nanny state gets out of control. That is why the concept of being your own bank with bit coin and being responsible for your own outcomes scares most people.
This is very much correct. However I think the plaintiff is just trying to stretch out the case as long as possible to get the largest possible settlement from the cig company.
