Obese? Trial Lawyers Say Sue Someone

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004 Litigation

An overhead projection on display yesterday at a public health law conference summed up the group‘s efforts: "Patience, hell. Let‘s sue somebody." While public health advocates, trial lawyers and nutritionists had bandied about ideas of regulating food ads, obesity-related lawsuits were the frontline issue for the conclusion of the three-day conference at Northeastern University. A panel of four lawyers argued that the fat lawsuit movement, which started after a U.S. surgeon general‘s report in 2001 classified obesity as an epidemic, would need to extend beyond the obvious targets like restaurants, fast-food chains and food manufacturers to bring about substantial policy changes like tobacco lawsuits did.

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/business/20040920-123841-7706r.htm

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