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Cigarette manufacturers got sued into oblivion because they suppressed science and insisted their product was beneficial. Now that they acknowledge the dangers, nobody’s suing.


Of course people are still suing. And in many countries governments are continuing to sue as well.

Just Google it. Plenty of examples.


How many of them are not based on previous lies and fraudulent claims by tobacco companies?


People are suing based on injury and illness that occurred during the period this knowledge was being suppressed, etc. Not because they took up smoking last year and are sick.




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