Suing the tobacco and lead pigment industries government litigation as public health prescription / Donald G. Gifford.
| Author/creator | Gifford, Donald G., 1952- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, |
| Description | vi, 309 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2010 Subject Collection |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The morning after the consumer century -- Product-caused diseases confront the law of the Iron Horse -- The first wave of challenges to the individual causation requirement -- The seeds of government-sponsored litigation -- A failure of democratic processes? : legislative responses to the public health problems caused by tobacco and lead pigment -- The government as plaintiff : parens patriae actions against tobacco and gun manufacturers -- Judicial rejection of recovery for collective harm : public nuisance and the Rhode Island paint litigation -- Do litigation remedies cure product-caused public health problems? -- Impersonating the legislature : state attorneys general and parens patriae products litigation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-297) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009038398 |
| ISBN | 9780472117147 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0472117149 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780472021864 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0472021869 (e-book) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |