“The $23.6 Billion Florida Tobacco Verdict is Meaningless […] That’s been today's corrective to the German media.” andrewhammel.typepad.com/ger…
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@stilkov while the reality is indeed different, I'm not sure the show trial -> appeal -> actual outcome process is an improvement
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Replying to @assaf
@assaf I agree. I was just puzzled to read tons of articles claiming “widow awarded 23 Billion”, which is wrong in any case

Jul 21, 2014 · 3:53 PM UTC

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Replying to @stilkov
@stilkov well, that's just lazy journalism, forever repeating the macdonald hot coffee myth segarlaw.com/blog/myths-and-…
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@stilkov thing is, those myths resulted in crazier legal system, the "correction" hints at that but misses on the irony …
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@stilkov … that no one gets $1b settlements, but they might have to go through multiple trials, suffer media circus for a $50k settlement
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@stilkov here’s another one
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21 Jul 2014
Johns Hopkins to pay $190 million to women whose exams were secretly recorded by gynecologist - @AP