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Fears that overweight Americans will develop an appetite for litigation drove the House to pass a bill that would bar lawsuits by restaurant customers claiming burgers and French fries made them fat. “Trial lawyers have said they’d target restaurants the way they’ve targeted the tobacco industry,” National Restaurant Assn. President Steven C. Anderson said. No such flood of litigation has yet developed…But there are deeper reasons behind the campaign for the so-called cheeseburger bill, legal and industry observers say, including rising liability insurance rates. Concern in Washington about lawsuits in general also is driving the bill, which cleared the House days before Congress also granted gun makers immunity from injury lawsuits. Both are part of a larger effort by Republicans to shield certain industries from litigation.
—Molly Selvin, latimes.com, 11/15/05
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. has enlisted a Harvard University epidemiologist to educate the public on the health benefits of moderate beer consumption and perhaps stem the loss of market share to the
—Molly Selvin, latimes.com, 11/15/05
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. has enlisted a Harvard University epidemiologist to educate the public on the health benefits of moderate beer consumption and perhaps stem the loss of market share to the