Public Health Advocacy Institute

R.J. Reynolds’ Shareholder’s Report from Winston-Salem: A “Good Year,” a Proposal to Merge and a Death Toll that Must Not Be Acknowledged

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By Edward L. Sweda, Jr. Like clockwork, the 2015 Reynolds American (RAI) Annual Shareholders Meeting started precisely at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday May 7, 2015 at the company’s headquarters in Winston-Salem, North Ed Sweda Carolina.  Seventy-five minutes later, the meeting was adjourned. Before I could attend the meeting, I had to proceed through intense security, […]

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PHAI’s Chris Banthin Quoted in Boston Globe Article on Smoke-free Homes

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The April 30th edition of the Boston Globe featured an article authored by correspondent Peter Keogh entitled: \”The Plight of the Smoking Man.\” The piece explained the difficulties that some smokers have faced in the wake of increasing restrictions on smoking, including in many multiunit residential buildings.  While the article spends some time exploring the

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PHAI Submits Comments on Proposed Mass AG Regulations for E-Cigarettes

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On April 23, 2015,  the  Public Health Advocacy Institute submitted the following written comments concerning proposed regulations for electronic cigarettes issued by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey: April 23, 2015 Amber Villa, Assistant Attorney GeneralConsumer Protection DivisionOffice of the Attorney GeneralOne Ashburton PlaceBoston, MA 02108 Re: Massachusetts Attorney General Proposed Regulations of E-Cigarettes Retail Sales Dear

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PHAI’s Center for Public Health Litigation Featured in Boston Globe Article

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On page 1 of the Sunday Metro section of the April 12, 2015 Boston Globe, there appears an article entitled, “Group’s lawsuits aim to boost public health.” The piece, by healthcare reporter Felice J. Freyer focused on litigation as a public health strategy and PHAI’s Center for Public Health Litigation‘s recent lawsuits against tobacco companies and

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PHAI Litigation the Focus of Boston Globe Editorial

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Today the Boston Globe\’s Editorial Board published an editorial supporting the the Public Health Advocacy Institute\’s efforts to stop automated lottery ticket sales to kids. Earlier this month, PHAI filed a lawsuit against Star Markets and issued to consumer rights demand to Stop & Shop, two major regional grocery chains, on behalf of the father

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New PHAI study in AJPH focuses on the tobacco industry’s use of personal responsibility rhetoric, how its legal defense strategies inform its public relations messaging

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According to a newly published study co-authored by Lissy Friedman, Daniel Givelber, Mark Gottlieb and Richard Daynard of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law and Andrew Cheyne of Berkeley Media Studies Group, the tobacco industry honed and developed a legal strategy that blamed its customers for their smoking-related injuries, and

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PHAI Takes Cigarette Companies to Court

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For Immediate Release Contact:  Mark Gottlieb  –  617-373-2026        The Public Health Advocacy Institute (“PHAI”) announced today that its newly formed Center for Public Health Litigation has filed lawsuits against two major tobacco companies and several local distributors on behalf of the families of two former smokers who suffered devastating disease from smoking

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