This is a verdict in favor of no one and it will not have any practical impact on Philip Morris and its employees, |
This is an inappropriate effort by these organizations to improperly inject themselves into a lawsuit to which they are not parties, ... We will be responding in detail to this brief in a future filing. |
We could promote the 'care and feeding' of journalists to develop a network sympathetic to Philip Morris, ... Using this approach in the U.S. we have been able to get favorable articles/commentaries in major publications such as the Wall Street Journal , National Review and reach millions of the public through the numerous syndicated columnists that are in our network. |
We didn't expect Congress to rubber stamp what we had negotiated, ... But we did think that we were there in good faith. |
We do not agree that the industry should be held solely accountable for social behavior that neither it, nor the government, can control, |
We have been talking to growers all along the fringes of the traditional burley growing area, ... We are still contracting with growers. |
We will undoubtedly spend the coming weeks and months appealing the seemingly endless list of errors... in the case, |
We're absolutely confident that, after the jury hears our evidence, we will prevail in this case. |
well in excess of the four-to-one ratio the U.S. Supreme Court has suggested approaches the constitutional limit of such awards. |
While we continue to believe the lawsuit is without merit and should be dismissed, we intend to meet with the department's representatives and listen to what they may have to say, ... We do not intend to comment any further about the meeting. |