Tobacco Public Policy Center, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
To Host “The Future of Tobacco Litigation”

October 23, 2006

The Tobacco Public Policy Center at Capital University Law School, in conjunction with the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, will hold the second annual Tobacco Public Policy Conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27, at Quest Business Centers, 8405 Pulsar Place, in Columbus (614) 540-5540.

The theme of the continuing legal education conference is “Waiting to Exhale: The Future of Tobacco Litigation.” The conference will discuss litigation against the tobacco industry as well as lawsuits involving secondhand smoke exposure. The conference offers 5.75 CLE hours.

The keynote speaker is Richard Daynard. Associate dean and professor of law at Northeastern University School of Law, Daynard is at the forefront of the national movement to establish the legal responsibility of the tobacco industry for tobacco-induced death, disease and disability. He is president of the law school's Public Health Advocacy Institute and was editor-in-chief of the Tobacco Products Litigation Reporter for more than twenty years. Other speakers scheduled to attend include:

• Madelyn Chaber, who won verdicts of more than $70 million against the tobacco industry in California;
• Chuck Tauman, attorney for the plaintiff in the Williams v. Philip Morris case currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court;
• Kathleen Dachille, director of the Center for Tobacco Regulation at the University of Maryland School of Law;
• Former OATL presidents Russell Smith and Phil Fulton; and
• State Sen. Marc Dann.

Who: The Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Tobacco Public Policy Center
What: “Waiting to Exhale: The Future of Tobacco Litigation”
When: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27, 2006
Where: Quest Business Centers, Columbus, Ohio 43250