School of Public Health Roundtable Series
Food Fight: A Dialogue on Food Industry Litigation and the Obesity Epidemic
2004-2005 Topic: Foods and Health
This event was held on September 14, 2004.
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Guest Speakers
Michael Ciresi,
JD, name partner and Chairman, Executive Board, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi,
LLP with trial practice and consulting focused in the areas of product
liability, intellectual property, business and commercial litigation
David Etzwiler,
Director, Medtronic Community Affairs and the Foundation
Simone French,
PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public
Health, University of Minnesota, with research interests in social and
environmental influences on eating and physical activity behaviors, community-based
strategies for eating behavior change, and adolescent nutrition and physical
activity
Peter Goss,
JD, partner, General Litigation Group, Faegre & Benson, representing
clients in a broad range of industries, many of which are regulated
by the FDA
Hubert
H. "Skip" Humphrey
III, JD, Senior Fellow, University of Minnesota School of
Public Health; Senior Vice President, Tunheim Partners (Bloomington,
MN); Volunteer President, AARP Minnesota; and former Minnesota Attorney
General and State Senator
Joseph M. Price,
JD, partner, General Litigation Group, Faegre & Benson with
a practice focus in the area of mass tort and class action products
liability defense
Mary Story,
PhD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor, Division of Epidemiology,
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, with research interests
in child and adolescent nutrition, obesity prevention, and eating behaviors
Margo G. Wootan,
DSc, Director, Nutrition Policy, Center for Science in the Public Interest
(CSPI), a leading consumer advocacy organization that specializes in
food, nutrition and public health issues; co-founder and coordinator
for the National Allliance for Nutrition and Activity
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