Group’s lawsuits aim to boost public health

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Michael Siegel, School of Public Health

The stories recounted in two recent lawsuits might sound familiar: smokers lured to cigarettes as teens, hooked as adults, stricken with cancer in middle age…

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“There is no question that litigation has been a major strategy that has led to substantial improvements in public health, especially with respect to tobacco.”

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