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Gifford Donald G. <1952-> |
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Suing the tobacco and lead pigment industries : government litigation as public health prescription / / Donald G. Gifford |
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Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-63880-7 |
9786612638800 |
0-472-02186-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Products liability - United States |
Products liability - Tobacco - United States |
Lead based paint - Law and legislation - United States |
Government litigation - United States |
Class actions (Civil procedure) - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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