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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

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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.
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