[Pikachu_Dad]

Government taking another bite out of the same apple?

Didn't they resolve all this with their massive lawsuit a few years back?

[NormsRevenge]

Judge Kessler - William J. Clinton appointee, 1994

[The Iceman Cometh]

defendants lied

This judge appears off message. It should read...Bush lied, smokers died.

[weegee]

The government is an accomplice because they subsidize it and make more money from a pack than Big Tobacco.

Ban it or divest.

They label the product and cannot claim to know they were partners in a "defective" product.

[sgtbono2002]

While calling these cigarettes light Untra light and all that other crap , they also printed Warning, Cigarettes are hazardous to your health on the side of every pack.

[Chode]

BIG COURT STRIKES AGAIN!!!

[mosquewatch.com]

On every pack of cigs are this statement :

"SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING:Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, And May Complicate Pregnancy."

Where is the deception?

[Moonman62]

At the same time, Smith said, the company was disappointed by Kessler's finding that the companies had conspired to violate federal law and deceive consumers.

LOL! Anyone who reads the Pufflist threads knows that smokers deceive themselves without any help whatsoever.

[FreedomCalls]

In her ruling, the judge said, "Over the course of more than 50 years, defendants lied, misrepresented and deceived the American public, including smokers and the young people they avidly sought as 'replacement smokers,' about the devastating health effects of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke (second-hand smoke)."

Does that ruling apply to "Death Brand"® cigarettes?

[Paved Paradise]

And in other breaking news, Tide doesn't always get the dirt out.