Re: Trial of the Century: US vs Philip Morris, et. al

From: SANDITYPES (sanditypes_at_aol.comshazbot)
Date: 10/06/04 

Date: 06 Oct 2004 03:41:42 GMT

>I am in favor of litigation that gets people talking about these issues. It
>doesn't necessarily mean the litigants will be favored in court.
>
>Gisele

The purpose of litigation is not to get people talking about issues. The
purpose of litigation is to settle a genuine dispute between two parties on
points of fact or law. To use it as a conversation starter is a frivolous
drain on the judicial system.

Sandi

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