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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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September 14th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Can you tell me the names of the lawyers who are incharge of Class Action Lawsuit against the tobacco companies?
September 14th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
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