Tobacco smoke and statistical mirrors

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Recent findings by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that tobacco smoke in the environment could cause 3,000 lung cancer deaths annually, is based on a flawed analysis. The report is not likely to affect regulations directly, since the EPA is not able to regulate air within a building, but the report could trigger new control by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and local and state authorities. The government should not be interfering in contractual relationships by attempting to impose universal standards, since the people involved are better able to decide for themselves whether and how smoking should be controlled.

TOBACCO PRODUCTS, Editorial, Research, Indoor air quality, Passive smoking

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Do not federalize tort law: a friendly response to Senator Abraham

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Congress should reject any proposal to establish federal tort-liability standards. Essentially, federalizing tort law would be contradictory to the Republicans' devolutionary efforts. Instead of federalizing tort law, Congress should consider a simple federal law that establishes a single venue in which product liability cases against a firm are adjudicated.

Analysis, Interpretation and construction, Product liability, Tort reform, Products liability, Torts

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