Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Publication Information
67 Food & Drug Law Journal 65 (2012)
Abstract
This article provides a summary of the obesity epidemic - the economic costs and importantly, some causes. The need for a comprehensive scheme will be explained by examining the shortfalls of current regulatory mechanisms. Next, this article will explain the three waves of tobacco litigation, the strategy involved in each, and why the third wave left an impact. Then, the current status of food litigation will be explained. Next, applying the tobacco model to big food, this article will make it clear that discovery is crucial in several respects. Lastly, an explicit call to action and a battle plan will be explained.
Repository Citation
Fehn, Jada, "The Assault on Bad Food: Tobacco-Style Litigation as an Element of the Comprehensive Scheme to Fight Obesity" (2012). Faculty Scholarship. 301.
https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/facsch/301