Joy has continuously fought injustices that inflict death and injury and focuses on bringing to account those who profit from defective, dangerous products. Best known is Joys joining with other leading trial lawyers in product liability and racketeering claims against the cigarette industry. She has provided medical care afflicted with tobacco diseases, and the lawsuit achieved an historic great settlement for taxpayers and to protect children from the scourge of tobacco. The settlement not only protects the children of today, it will go on preventing addiction and disease for decades to come. It also led to the national tobacco settlement and set the stage for significant changes in tobacco control laws. She has extensive experience in the field of punitive damages having obtained punitive damage verdicts in trials.