Schwarzenegger to sue oil firms over 'first-degree murder'

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Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) revealed yesterday that he plans to file a lawsuit against oil companies, asserting that they know their "product is killing people," and to launch a related public campaign.rnSchwarzenegger announced the lawsuit in an interview with Politico's "Off Message" podcast at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.rn"We're going to go after them, and we're going to be in there like an Alabama tick. Because to me, it's absolutely irresponsible to know that your product is killing people and not have a warning label on it, like tobacco," Schwarzenegger said, according to the publication. "Every gas station on it, every car should have a warning label on it, every product that has fossil fuels should have a warning label on it."rnHe also said: "I don't think there's any difference: If you walk into a room and you know you're going to kill someone, it's first-degree murder; I think if s the same thing with the oil companies."rnHe told the publication he is working with private law firms to prepare the lawsuit but does not yet have a timeline for filing the case.