WHO encourages strengthening legal procedures to facilitate tobacco lawsuits "to bring the tobacco industry to justice in forums around the world"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22345254

Tob Control. 2012 Mar;21(2):227-8.

Product liability.

Daynard RA, Legresley E.

Source

Northeastern University, School of Law, Boston, MA 02115, USA. r.daynard@neu.edu.

Abstract

Product liability litigation has made important contributions to tobacco control, especially by uncovering incriminating industry documents and publicizing product dangers and industry misconduct. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 19 encourages Parties to strengthen legal procedures to facilitate these lawsuits and to establish mechanisms for mutual assistance. Creative lawyers will continue to find ways to bring the tobacco industry to justice in forums around the world.