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An Inconvenient Lie: Big Tobacco Was Put On Trial For Denying The Effects Of Smoking; Is Climate Change Denial Off-Limits?, Elizabeth Dubats Apr 2012

An Inconvenient Lie: Big Tobacco Was Put On Trial For Denying The Effects Of Smoking; Is Climate Change Denial Off-Limits?, Elizabeth Dubats

Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy

Plaintiffs have made several notable attempts to bring nuisance, trespass, and negligence suits against major sources of greenhouse gas emissions for climate change related injuries. While climate change is a widely recognized environmental issue, courts have refused to recognize it as a basis for a valid cause of action in tort, finding either petitioners lack standing to bring the claim, or that the claim raises political questions that should not be addressed by the judiciary. Some more recent climate change tort claims have also included allegations of fraud on the part of the hydrocarbon industry for actively perpetuating misinformation about …


R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. V. Shewry: Has The Tobacco Industry Met Its Match?, Lauren Rachel Bregman Jan 2007

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. V. Shewry: Has The Tobacco Industry Met Its Match?, Lauren Rachel Bregman

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Announced To Trounced: A Journalist's Comments On The Demise Of The Tobacco Settlement, Adam S. Levy Jan 1998

Announced To Trounced: A Journalist's Comments On The Demise Of The Tobacco Settlement, Adam S. Levy

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Tobacco Wars: Will The Rule Of Law Survive?, Robert A. Levy Jan 1998

Tobacco Wars: Will The Rule Of Law Survive?, Robert A. Levy

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Introduction: The Price Of A Soul: At What Cost Can The Tobacco Issue Be Resolved?, Maureen O'Doherty Jan 1998

Introduction: The Price Of A Soul: At What Cost Can The Tobacco Issue Be Resolved?, Maureen O'Doherty

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Tobacco Wars And The New Minority, Donald W. Garner Jan 1998

Tobacco Wars And The New Minority, Donald W. Garner

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


The Manipulation Of Public Opinion By The Tobacco Industry: Past, Present, And Future, Erin Myers Jan 1998

The Manipulation Of Public Opinion By The Tobacco Industry: Past, Present, And Future, Erin Myers

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Medicaid Recipients Denied Coverage For Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy, Kelly N. Reeves Jan 1998

Medicaid Recipients Denied Coverage For Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy, Kelly N. Reeves

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Tobacco Litigation's Third-Wave: Has Justice Gone Up In Smoke?, David A. Hyman Jan 1998

Tobacco Litigation's Third-Wave: Has Justice Gone Up In Smoke?, David A. Hyman

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.