“This has essentially devastated the most threatening legal aspect of the claim to the tobacco industry.”
Martin Feldman
“We all know what's going on. The tobacco industry is interested in some kind of watered down bill. They're more interested in the political lives of those senators rather than the lives of children that are really at risk,”
Ted Kennedy
“In our opinion, Clinton raised the subject of a federal suit against the tobacco industry because of the relatively safe political outcome from such proposals. He did not make these comments because the prospects for a federal case against tobacco have improved.”
“The tobacco industry is the Titanic.”
Mark Bannister
“The tobacco industry has won some recent cases, and that Illinois case was a big one. But I think today's ruling is certainly a big win for the plaintiffs. And I think the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this appeal.”
Carl Tobias
“Tobacco is the best performing industry in every single bear market,”
Hugh Johnson
“It's appalling that the tobacco industry is not held responsible for the deadly products it continues to market and sell to young people. Clearly, the industry is trying to get young people hooked on smoking and nothing is being done to limit this targeted marketing. Cigarettes, even in assorted candy flavors, cause lung cancer and lung disease and should be banned for the sake of our children.”
John Kirkwood
