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Joseph Rice, Lowcountry Lawyer Who Took On Big Tobacco, Dies at 72

He challenged tobacco companies as well as the opioid industry, securing multibillion-dollar settlements that also benefited public health.

© Travis Dove for The New York Times

Joseph Rice in 2016 at his office in Mount Pleasant, S.C. His work fundamentally reshaped how corporate America is held accountable for wrongdoing.
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