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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Litigation and Lawsuits: Next New Wave in Tobacco Policy
3001.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Litigation and Lawsuits: Next New Wave in Tobacco Policy
Learning Objectives: See individual abstracts
Moderator(s):Michael S. Givel, PhD
8:30 AMTobacco industry's newspeak: Philip Morris's television commercials and website use new language to mislead public into believing they've changed stance on smoking and health  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lissy C. Friedman, JD
8:50 AMTaking back the high ground: The "tort reform" attack on the tobacco settlement
Lisa J. Barr, BBS, MA, PhD JD
9:10 AM"Light" cigarette lawsuits  [ Recorded presentation ]
Edward L. Sweda
9:30 AMPunitive damages awards as a public health measure  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sara D. Guardino, JD, Richard A. Daynard, JD, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA