Obesity Policy Will Benefit Trial Lawyers ; Enables Fast-Food Lawsuits
The Washington Times › July 21, 2004
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The federal government's decision to begin covering obesity treatment will help trial lawyers in their quest to blame the epidemic on the food and restaurant industries.
Trial lawyers and public-health advocates have targeted fast- food giant McDonald's Corp. and companies such as Kraft Foods Inc. in obesity-related lawsuits.See the full content of this document
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Obesity Policy Will Benefit Trial Lawyers ; Enables Fast-Food Lawsuits
George Washington University law professor John Banzhaf III yesterday said the government all but declared obesity a chronic disease, a position that would help trial lawyers.
The Health and Human Services Department on Thursday announced that the department that runs Medicare, the federal health- insuran...See the full content of this document
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