Center For Public Health Litigation

After Settlement, PHAI Continues Commitment to Ending Youth Access to MA Lottery Ticket Vending Machines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:  Mark Gottlieb (617) 373-2206 Boston, MA As part of its mission to end youth access to lottery ticket vending machines in Massachusetts, the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) announced today that it has settled a lawsuit with Star Markets. In March, PHAI, a non-profit organization based at Northeastern University, brought suit against

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Top Boston Firms Join Forces with Public Health Advocacy Institute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Mark Gottlieb or Andrew Rainer  617-373-2026 “We are so pleased to be working with this outstanding group of lawyers to help some of tobacco’s victims in Massachusetts,” said Andrew Rainer, PHAI’s Litigation Director and Director of the Center for Public Health Litigation.  Working together with PHAI will be: PHAI’s latest suit,

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PHAI Mentioned in Boston Globe Article About Efforts to Prevent Underage Lottery Vending

In recent months, PHAI has worked with concerned parents and a national anti-predatory gambling group to address youth access to instant lottery tickets through unattended vending machines. Fears around easy access to scratch tickets by kids grew when we found that a 14-year-old was able to easily purchase tickets from lottery vending machines in supermarkets

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

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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