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¸éÁ¢½ÃÇè ±Ý¿äÀÏ¿¡¼­´Â, ´ë¹ý¿ø ÆÇ°á "theatrics¿¡ ½Ãµµ." µ¿½Ã¿¡ ´Ü McCarty´Â Á¦±¹ ´ã¹è ij³ª´Ù ÁÖ½Ä È¸»çÀÇ ¹ý ºÎÅë·É Äù¹é Áý´Ü ¼Ò¼ÛÀÇ ¹ß»ç¸¦ ºÒ·¶´Ù ±×·¯³ª, ±×´Â ´ã¹è»ê¾÷°è¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÀáÀçÀûÀÎ ÀçÁ¤ÀûÀÎ Ãæ°ÝÀ» °æ½ÃÇÏÁö ¾Ê¾Ò´Ù.

Á¦±¹ Ã¥ÀÓ º¸ÇèÀº ´ÜÁö ¾î¶² ¹ýÀûÀÎ ÆÇ´ÜµçÁöÀÇ "ÇÏÂúÀº" ºÎºÐ¸¸ Æ÷ÇÔÇÒ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù, ±×´Â ¸»Çß´Ù. Industry settlement was reached seven years ago, ¡°cigarettes were a buck a pack,¡± he said.

McCarty said that Imperial will not choose to settle the suits. ¡°They want anywhere between $10-to-80 billion. After taxes, the three companies made maybe $500 million. Where do they think we¡¯re going to get the money from?¡±

He said the industry paid $9 billion in taxes last year. ¡°They already have their settlement.¡± McCarty is looking to rally support from the other so-called ¡°sin¡± industries, saying British Columbia has carved ¡°a dangerous path¡± by assuming it can take on an industry ¡°by passing a special law allowing it to sue them.

In a note to clients, analyst Marc Marzollo of Merrill Lynch said ¡°it should be noted that (the Supreme Court) ruling was procedural in nature; it endorsed the legislation but did not pass judgment on the merits of the claim.

¡°Clearly, in our opinion, the B.C. case is about recovery of costs and trying to reduce the impact of smoking on B.C. society as opposed to bankrupting the industry participants¡¦.And we would point out that there does need to be a viable tobacco industry in Canada for the 20 percent of Canadians that either choose to smoke or are unable to quit.¡± Marzollo said he believes that a settlement will ultimately be more likely than a verdict in the case.

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2 Responses to ¡°Class Action looms over Tobacco Industries in Canada (upto $80 billion)¡±

  1. Diane Says:

    Can you tell me the names of the lawyers who are incharge of Class Action Lawsuit against the tobacco companies?

  2. Diane Says:

    Can you tell me the names of the lawyers who are incharge of Class Action Lawsuit against the tobacco companies? That is for Ontario Canada residense

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