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Even plaintiffs' lawyers concede that food litigation is not exactly parallel to tobacco cases. "There are obvious causation issues," says Richard Daynard, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law, who was active in bringing lawsuits against Big Tobacco companies. "Someone who eats often at McDonald's also probably doesn't eat well at home and may lead a sedentary lifestyle." Food also has health benefits. But "there is no such thing as a healthy diet of smoking or smoking in moderation," says Daynard...
There's no shortage of people willing to consider litigation. Professor Daynard recently helped host a conference at Northeastern University School of Law to discuss "Legal Approaches to the Obesity Epidemic." More than 100 academicians, public-health experts and foundation representatives attended--along with several trial lawyers in training. Says Brian Murphy, a recent graduate of Rutgers Law School: "It's a very important and pressing issue, and its outcome will be with us for years to come. I'm hoping to be able to build a career out of this issue...
...fantasy" and says he expects it to be dismissed. An earlier version of the lawsuit, which accused RJR of tax evasion, was dismissed in February. But experts say the money-laundering allegations are more likely to stick. "This is a new dimension, and a clearly criminal dimension," says Richard Daynard, 59, a tobacco-litigation expert and professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston...
...There is no federal guideline as to what 'up to' means," said Matthew Daynard, a senior attorney with the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Advertising Practices...
...clear how consumers view that claim," Daynard said...