Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Nicotine, Punitive Damages
10 Apr 2018
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Litigation has been going on for a long time. The issue: breaking news: tobacco kills, who: tobacco is responsible for more than 5 million deaths worldwide annually termed an avoidable death, waterloo"s propel center (2017): Total costs of tobacco use in canada: 16. 2 billion indirect costs (9. 5 billion) dying early short and long term disability direct costs (6. 5 billion) costs associated with care physician care hospital care tobacco control and law enforcement drugs. 599,390 years of life lost years of life in work force, raising family, contributing to economy. In 2015-16, federal and provincial tax revenue from tobacco sales totaled 8. 3 billion dollars. 46 states and tobacco companies didn"t go to court. 200 million dollars for tobacco companies that gave money to states this lead to a wide adoption of this legislation across canada. 1997: bc adopts the tobacco damages recovery act (later renamed the tobacco. Rst to adopt this legislation out of all of canada.
