Tobacco Tobacco . Tobacco products have been the subject of recent litigation in which the tobacco companies have been ordered to pay very large amounts of money for costs incurred as a result of smoking-related diseases. Although there is mounting evidence that tobacco companies may have known about their products' harmful effects and kept that knowledge hidden, younger plaintiffs will have a harder time alleging that they were affected by that failure to warn, because the adverse consequences of tobacco use have been public knowledge for quite some time. Pesticides Pesticides are regulated by a number of federal agencies. Because the government approves pesticide labels, plaintiffs injured by pesticides cannot bring actions claiming they were not properly warned by labels.
Radiation exposure is a well-known danger.
There are government programs to compensate those who were exposed at federal government mines, workplaces, and nuclear test sites. The health effects of electromagnetic energy exposure are much less well established, and plaintiffs may face uphill battles in proving cause and effect. At Home Corporation. All Rights Reserved. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.