The role of litigation in tobacco control

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Autore principale: Marlo Miura
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Pubblicazione: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2006
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contents The role of litigation in tobacco control Marlo Miura Richard A. Daynard Jonathan M. Samet Salud legal tobacco control industry Litigation There is now 50-years of experience in the United Stateslitigating against the tobacco industry. As the base of evidenceregarding health effects has evolved and new legalstrategies have emerged, successive waves of litigation haveoccurred. The many failures by the first and second waveswere followed by some notable successes in the third. Litigationby flight attendants and the states led to substantialsettlements and some beneficial consequences for tobaccocontrol. One of the most significant consequences of statelitigation was access to the industry´s documents, gainedthrough the Minnesota settlement. These documents furtherempowered the tobacco control movement and strengthenedthe basis for legal action. The continuing litigation inthe United States remains a threat to the industry, in spiteof the mixed outcomes of recent cases. 2006 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10600314 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.Su3 Vol.48
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Marlo Miura
Salud
legal
tobacco
control
industry
Litigation
The role of litigation in tobacco control Marlo Miura Richard A. Daynard Jonathan M. Samet Salud legal tobacco control industry Litigation There is now 50-years of experience in the United Stateslitigating against the tobacco industry. As the base of evidenceregarding health effects has evolved and new legalstrategies have emerged, successive waves of litigation haveoccurred. The many failures by the first and second waveswere followed by some notable successes in the third. Litigationby flight attendants and the states led to substantialsettlements and some beneficial consequences for tobaccocontrol. One of the most significant consequences of statelitigation was access to the industry´s documents, gainedthrough the Minnesota settlement. These documents furtherempowered the tobacco control movement and strengthenedthe basis for legal action. The continuing litigation inthe United States remains a threat to the industry, in spiteof the mixed outcomes of recent cases. 2006 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10600314 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.Su3 Vol.48
title The role of litigation in tobacco control
topic Salud
legal
tobacco
control
industry
Litigation
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10600314