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Part 2 – Seeing the The Global Mosaic of Tobacco Litigation – Professor Richard L. Cupp,
Part 1 of this line of posts provides an introduction to a valuable resource for seeing the global tobacco litigation mosaic. The...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 22, 20113 min read
Seeing the The Global Mosaic of Tobacco Litigation – Professor Richard L. Cupp, Jr. Provides a
Yesterday’s post noted the latest chapter in big tobacco’s many losses in smoking litigation in Florida regarding individual cancers and...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 21, 20111 min read
Tobacco Industry Takes Another Hit in Florida
Big tobacco took another hit in Florida as the state supreme court refused to hear an appeal from an intermediate appellate court...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 14, 20112 min read
Major New Study Explicitly Identifies Deformed Limbs, Heart Defects, and Other Birth Defects Cause
Smoking imposes a staggering human and financial toll through the cancers it causes. Less well defined and known are the human and...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 4, 20113 min read
Independence Day News – Supreme Court Reverses Justice Scalia’s Lone Wolf Effort to Pro
Some "conservatives" decry "activist" judges who take the law into their own hands. For example, here, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 20, 20102 min read
Big Tobacco Hit With $ 152 Million Verdict – Trial Available on TV – Should this Be Deem
The tobacco wars have moved another couple of steps. A new AmLaw article by Susan Beck covers 1) a Florida appellate court affirming a $...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 18, 20102 min read
Update – Big Tobacco Loses Big – Examples of the Variance in Mass Tort Trial Outcomes
Update on November 1 post: Big tobacco’s winning streak came to an abrupt end. As explained below, outcomes vary for tort trials, and...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 15, 20106 min read
New Insights into The Global Tobacco Wars – Big Tobacco and Farmers Seek to Continue Sellings
Last week brought new insights into the global tobacco wars. The insights are contained in information from four sources: 1) the US Food...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 25, 20102 min read
Tobacco Wars Continue: California Secretary of State Certifies Ballot Initiative to Raise Tobacco Ta
Tobacco sales continue today thanks to "big tobacco" long ago obtaining federal law preemption against most product liability claims. The...
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Kirk Hartley
Jan 25, 20107 min read
Mass Tort Battles Ahead – New Thinking and Arguments, UK Report Endorses Litigation Funding, a
I’m setting aside James Hardie and Australia for a few days. News on Friday provides a great springboard for some comments in the same...
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Kirk Hartley
Jan 23, 20101 min read
Tobacco Lawsuit in Japan – No Relief Obtained
An article is here regarding a tobacco suit in Japan http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/22/AR2010012203301.html...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 4, 20091 min read
Interesting Posts at Nudge, Including Old Tobacco Ad
One of the best books I read last year was Nudge by Profs. Thaler and Sunstein, so I try to follow their ongoing Nudge blog. A post this...
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