Dean Kessler Discusses Tobacco Verdict
On Friday, August 18, 2006, PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer aired a segment about the recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler that five major tobacco companies violated racketeering laws and conspired to cover up the risks of smoking. Analysts David Kessler, MD, and Mary Aronson discuss the verdict with NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown.
Kessler, currently dean of the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for medical affairs at the University of California, San Francisco, was a former FDA commissioner and the government's lead witness in the case.
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"Judge Finds Big Tobacco Guilty of Racketeering, Conspiracy"
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
August 18, 2006
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
August 18, 2006
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