A Tobacco Lawsuit Primer
Article describes the different types of litigation outstanding against tobacco companies.
Big Tobacco's Worst Nightmare
Profile of Cheryl Perry, an epidemiology professor at the University of Minnesota, who become an expert in the industry's own words on promoting cigarettes to children.
Court TV - Tobacco on Trial
Presents several individual and class-action trials, with updates.
Court TV Online - Widdick v. Brown & Williamson
Presents the case of Roland Maddox and the background of "50 years of tobacco industry conspiracy".
Interview with G. Robert Blakey
In an interview, Robert Blankey, a former federal prosecuter and the author of the federal RICO statute, compares the cigarette industry to the Mafia and recommends using RICO laws…
Litigation and Public Inquires as Public Health Tools for Tobacco Control
Summary and policy paper argues for litigation as a means to expose and roll back the deceit designed by the industry to influence public policy.
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