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Public Health and the Courtroom: How Health Officials Become Involved With Lawsuits

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Thomas Dobbs

As leaders of their state agency, state and territorial health officials can be named parties in lawsuits alleging that an action taken by a public health agency was unlawful. These officials are typically sued in their “official ...