Turkey: first tobacco litigation

[...]the defendant, the tobacco company, was providing a legal product, and did not have a legal obligation to look after people's health. [...]it raised the level of discussion in Turkey about the harm caused by cigarettes, and made them clearer in the public mind.

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Published in:	Tobacco control Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 78
Main Author:	Karlikaya, Celal
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01-04-2006 BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Adult Attitude to Health Cancer Choice Behavior Cigarettes Court decisions Female Humans Litigation Lung Neoplasms - etiology Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence Social Responsibility Tobacco Tobacco industry Turkey Turkey United States > US
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Summary:	[...]the defendant, the tobacco company, was providing a legal product, and did not have a legal obligation to look after people's health. [...]it raised the level of discussion in Turkey about the harm caused by cigarettes, and made them clearer in the public mind.
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ISSN:	0964-4563 1468-3318