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Article

13 Jul 2003

Author:
Conal Walsh, Observer [UK]

Big problems for Big Food as courts reach bursting point

America's courts are starting to bulge with obesity lawsuits... Some of America's most feared class action lawyers declared at a conference in Boston this year that 'Big Food', like 'Big Tobacco' before it, could be forced to pay for damage done to the nation's health. [refers to McDonald's, Kellogg, Pepsi, Cadbury, Nestlé, United Biscuits, Kraft, Altria]