July 15, 2016

Stanton A. Glantz, PhD

Plaintiffs submit response to MPAA, studios, and NATO's Motion to Dismiss class action lawsuit over fraudulent ratings

Today the plaintiffs responded to the motion to dismiss in the national class lawsuit filed against the MPAA, the studios that control it, and the National Association of Theater Owners for fraud on the grounds that they certify films with smoking as "appropriate for children" despite knowing that smoking in movies causes kids to smoke. 
 
The brief is all legal arguments, but it contains some great examples of statements that the MPAA made defending the unique value of the ratings system to parents for deciding what films their kids can watch in other cases that will likely help the plaintiffs in this case.
 
You can read the full filing  here.
 
Learn more about the lawsuit here.

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Comment: 

Dr, Glantz,
 
Thank you for posting this update.  Having a 9 yr old and 11 yr old this is very important to me.  I would assume most non-smoking parents would feel the same.
 
Sincerely,
 
Joshua E. Syna M.A., L.C.D.C.

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