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 stores that have allowed lottery vending sales to kids.
Center attorneys are hopeful that this news coverage will encourage Massachusetts tobacco victims to contact the Center as well as potential plaintiffs or partners hoping to end deceptive practices by food marketers, tanning salons, and other deceptive conduct that negatively impacts public health.