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Tag Archives: Obesity
This is personal: Diet Coke obesity suit dismissed even after repleading
Geffner v. Coca-Cola Co., 2018 WL 6039325, No. 17 Civ. 7952 (LLS) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 2018)Plaintiffs alleged that, by marketing Diet Coke as “diet,” Coca-Cola misleads consumers into believing that drinking Diet Coke will assist in weight loss or healthy … Continue reading
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Obesity can qualify as a disability under CA law – Cornell v. Berkeley Tennis Club
Plaintiff Ketryn Cornell began working part-time for the Berkeley Tennis Club as a lifeguard and pool manager in 1997, while attending college at UC Berkeley. She was employed as a night manager and continued to work at the Club after … Continue reading
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Is Obesity a Form of Child Abuse?
Several media outlets, including CNN, have recently highlighted an academic paper that floats a jarring idea: the article in the Journal of the American Medical Association argues that in certain circumstances "severely obese children be removed from their homes, and … Continue reading
Who should pay for obesity surgery?
So, the NY Times reports that a company that makes lap band devices used in bariatric lap band surgery has applied to the FDA to lower the obesity threshold at which surgery can be performed. If successful, the application would … Continue reading
Childhood Obesity and Child Abuse
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