tobacco litigation

  • Read more: The Right to Health and Free Speech: Supreme Court of Argentina Rules Against Tobacco Advertising
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    The Right to Health and Free Speech: Supreme Court of Argentina Rules Against Tobacco Advertising

    by Martín Hevia (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella) In 2006, Nobleza Piccardo, a main tobacco company in Argentina, had filed a claimed against the government of the Province of Santa Fe because a law sanctioned by the Provintial Congress completely banned the advertising and promotion of tobacco products in the Province (Santa Fe is one of the…

  • Read more: Fraudulent Concealment and the Statute of Repose
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    Fraudulent Concealment and the Statute of Repose

    By Alex Stein Anyone interested in the tobacco litigation and/or medical malpractice must read Hess v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., — So.3d —- (Fla. 2015). Stemming from the Engle class action, this decision of the Florida Supreme Court advances the understanding of statutes of repose and how they apply, inter alia, in medical malpractice cases.