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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 09:42 AM
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2. "No other industry enjoys such special immunity for irresponsible conduct."
tobacco-there have been suits, but mostly unsuccessful. Tobacco kills half a million Americans per year.

Auto makers assume no responsibility for the inherently dangerous products they put on the road. Yes there are specific safety defects they deal with, but not the fact that they are making cars. They are not designed to kill, but they do with regular predictability.

Nuclear power has blanket Federal immunity.
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