I'm not understanding how this lawsuit is allowed while MSA exists, as I thought that contract made it so these sort of lawsuits could not be brought.
It's also a sure sign that the ANTZ rhetoric is coming to a head. It just widened the microscope that ANTZ is under after BT was under similar microscope for 50+ years. I don't think ANTZ being under microscope is the immediate takeaway, but as we haven't had many suits resulting in billions of dollars for plaintiffs, then it will likely be scrutinized on both sides going forward. And BT has already been thoroughly skewered, while ANTZ hasn't as much. Plus, it isn't just ANTZ as there are prominent people right here on ECF who seemingly have no doubt that "smoking causes thus and so" (or horrible death). It's high time that meme was undone and put into proper perspective. And if not, I feel very confident that same thing will happen with vaping, and are warning signs available to all to see how it could happen sooner than later.
Sure ANTZ gets scrutinized by us here, but I am honestly starting to see the general public tide turning on that, and either ANTZ stops overplaying their hand (and becoming less zealous) or their lies and overreach will be shot down as highly deceptive claims. Deservingly so.
