加拿大烟草公司被判赔偿烟民750亿!

Tobacco giants charged

烟草商遭遇巨额罚单

Quebec court of Canada has awarded C$15b to smokers in a battle against three Canadian tobacco giants.

加拿大魁北克法院近日支持烟民的诉讼请求，判决加拿大三大烟草公司赔偿烟民150亿加元(约合750亿元人民币)。

The class-action suit involved over one million plaintiffs of two groups, some of whom became seriously ill from smoking, and others couldn't quit.

提起集体诉讼的100多万原告分为两类烟民，一类因吸烟患上重病，另一类则是无法戒烟的烟民。

They argued that the companies were liable because they knew they were producing a harmful product and hid its health effects.

原告称，烟草公司生产有害产品，同时还隐瞒这种产品的健康隐患，须对此负责。

JTI-Macdonald and Imperial Tobacco said they'll appeal the decision, arguing that people knew about the risks of smoking and that the products were sold with federal government approval.

JTI-麦克唐纳烟草和帝国烟草表示将就该判决提出上诉，两公司称，人们知晓吸烟的危害，而且香烟售卖已获联邦政府批准。