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86 Cornell L. Rev. 1334 (2000-2001)
From Tobacco to Health Care and beyond--A Critique of Lawsuits Targeting Unpopular Industries

handle is hein.journals/clqv86 and id is 1342 raw text is: NOTE FROM TOBACCO TO HEALTH CARE AND BEYOND-A CRITIQUE OF LAWSUITS TARGETING UNPOPULAR INDUSTRIES Bryce A. Jensent INTRODUCTION ................................................. 1335 I. TOBACCO LITIGATION ................................... 1338 A. The First Wave: 1950s and 1960s .................... 1338 B. The Second Wave: 1980s ........................... 1340 C. The Third Wave: 1990s to Present .................. 1343 1. Medicaid Reimbursement Suits ..................... 1344 2. Class Action Lawsuits ............................ 1345 II. A BRIEF HISTORY OF HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA .......... 1347 A. The Development of Unlimited Health Care ........ 1347 B. The Rise of Managed Care ......................... 1348 III. RECENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST HMOs ........ 1352 A. Background ........................................ 1352 B. Theories of Recovery ............................... 1354 C. Tactics .............................................. 1356 1. Political Action ................................... 1356 2. Financial Pressure ................................ 1357 D. A Critique of the Legal Merits ...................... 1358 1. RICO-Based Recovery: Maio v. Aetna .............. 1359 2. ERISA-Based Recovery ............................ 1361 3. Borrowing a Strategy from the Tobacco Litigation .... 1362 E. The Wisdom of Dismantling the Managed Care System .............................................. 1364 IV. CLASS ACTION LA-wsurrs AGAINST OTHER INDUSTRIES FOLLOWING THE TOBACCO LITIGATION-A CRITIQUE ..... 1365 A. Class Action Lawsuits Against the Paint Industry .... 1365 1. Liability Issues in the Lead Paint Cases ............ 1365 2. Application of Tobacco Litigation Strategies Against Lead Paint Makers ............................... 1369 B. Class Action Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers... 1371 V. LITIGATION AS PUBLIC POLICY ............................ 1378 CONCLUSION ................................................ :..1384 t B.S., University of Washington, 1995;J.D., Cornell Law School, 2001. 1334

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