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Tobacco Regulation Review, V. 4, No. 2, Dec. 2005
Tobacco Regulation Review, V. 4, No. 2, Dec. 2005
Tobacco Regulation Review
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Tobacco Regulation Review, V. 4, No. 1, May 2005
Tobacco Regulation Review, V. 4, No. 1, May 2005
Tobacco Regulation Review
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The Peculiar Challenges Posed By Latent Diseases Resulting From Mass Products, Donald G. Gifford
The Peculiar Challenges Posed By Latent Diseases Resulting From Mass Products, Donald G. Gifford
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Legal actions against manufacturers of products that cause latent diseases, such as asbestos products, cigarettes, lead-pigment, and Agent Orange, are the signature torts of our time. Yet within this rather important subset of tort liability, it is unlikely that the imposition of liability actually results in loss prevention. Three factors, present in varying combinations in the context of latent diseases resulting from product exposure, frustrate the deterrent impact of liability. First, an extended period of time—sometimes decades—passes between the time of the manufacturer’s distribution of the product and the imposition of liability. Second, the accident compensation system frequently is unable …