Roy Burry
Roy Burry
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Obviously, when a class-action suit gets going there's negative publicity. But it's hard to generalize. If you've got an asbestos case or a breast implant case, you're looking at bankruptcy. But with tobacco, some suits are settled or thrown out.
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It's also a positive because management doesn't have to go through the cost and distraction of having a proxy fight in the spring.
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Trading over the counter for a company the size and importance of Coors is operating somewhere in the Stone Age.
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Also, they were offered top dollar by Japan Tobacco. Japan Tobacco very much wants to establish a presence outside Japan.