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Strategic directions and emerging issues in tobacco control
Feasibility of tobacco product liability litigation in Uganda: invited commentary
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  1. Jacqueline Tumwine
  1. Correspondence to Jacqueline Tumwine, Health and Environmental Rights Organisation (HERO-Uganda), Uganda; jt327{at}law.georgetown.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050377

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    The US tobacco litigation experience discussed in the paper on product liability by Daynard and LeGresley1 shows that suing the tobacco industry to hold it responsible for harm caused by its products is a daunting yet rewarding undertaking. While public interest litigation in Uganda brought about smoke-free legislation,2 product liability litigation against the tobacco industry remains underdeveloped.

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