Comments on: Tobacco Companies in Trouble? http://www.n-line.co.uk/2005/05/31/tobacco_companies_in_trouble/ a personal blog indulging in the unsolicited, uninvited, and often unwelcome views of yet another pesky foreigner... Sat, 19 May 2012 13:08:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nick http://www.n-line.co.uk/2005/05/31/tobacco_companies_in_trouble/#comment-5 Nick Tue, 31 May 2005 08:45:23 +0000 http://www.n-line.co.uk/blog/?p=14#comment-5 It's just like the case that originally brought abortion under the American Constitution: Two lawyers approached a woman and offered to work for free. They made their careers out of her and years later (i.e. today) she feels used and abused and is campaigning to reverse the legal effects of the decision by claiming the decision was wrong and trying to say that abortion is really unconstitutional. That’s life, go figure. It’s just like the case that originally brought abortion under the American Constitution:
Two lawyers approached a woman and offered to work for free. They made their careers out of her and years later (i.e. today) she feels used and abused and is campaigning to reverse the legal effects of the decision by claiming the decision was wrong and trying to say that abortion is really unconstitutional.

That’s life, go figure.

]]> By: Rob http://www.n-line.co.uk/2005/05/31/tobacco_companies_in_trouble/#comment-4 Rob Tue, 31 May 2005 01:05:27 +0000 http://www.n-line.co.uk/blog/?p=14#comment-4 "Members of Mrs McTear's legal team have given their services for free." Awww, isn't that nice of them. Or, being more cynical, they're doing it at the thought of the vast cashflow they might get if they win the case! Suddenly the lawyers who managed to get compensation for a smoker killing themselves could find themselves rather popular methinks... Welcome to the United States of England. “Members of Mrs McTear’s legal team have given their services for free.”

Awww, isn’t that nice of them.

Or, being more cynical, they’re doing it at the thought of the vast cashflow they might get if they win the case! Suddenly the lawyers who managed to get compensation for a smoker killing themselves could find themselves rather popular methinks…

Welcome to the United States of England.

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