Junk lawsuits
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Notable News
- Tillery says 'cover-up'; Syngenta says 'colossal' waste of time in discovery dispute, St. Clair Record, February 23, 2011.
- Settlement conference set in federal atrazine class action; Judge wants statements filed under seal , Madison record, February 7, 2011.
- Heartland Institute files motion to stay Holiday Shores' discovery, pending appeal, St. Clair Record, January 25, 2011.
- Appellate court denies Tillery leave to appeal in atrazine privilege matter, Madison Record, January 20, 2011.
- Whatley Drake & Kallas and Walters Bender Strohbehn & Vaughan Announce First Settlement in Bisphenol-A (BPA) Products Liability Litigation, InsuranceNewsNet.com, January 7, 2011.
- Comment. Plaintiffs lawyers clean-up in settlement while actual plaintiffs get refunds and vouchers for new baby bottles.
- Tillery files pleadings under seal in federal class action over atrazine, Madison Record, December 22, 2010.
- Court rules water districts have standing to sue over atrazine contamination, AgraNet.com, November 22, 2010.
- Comment. Note that complying with federal drinking water standards apparently does not insulate the regulated community from suit.
- Syngenta wants appellate court to rule on Crowder's atrazine discovery order, St. Clair Record, October 25, 2010.
- Crowder will allow discovery of non-parties in atrazine class action, St. Clair Record, September 26, 2010.
- We’ve been served..., Kansas Grains Blog, September 24, 2010.
- Tillery files for hearing on motion to compel in atrazine class action, St. Clair Record, September 15, 2010.
- Federal judge's wife part of legal team in suit against atrazine makers, St. Clair Record, September 9, 2010.
- Discovery requests could chill public debate in atrazine cases, defense argues, Madison Record, August 26, 2010.
- Trade groups argue to quash depositions in atrazine case, Madison record, August 26, 2010.
- University of Chicago's motion to quash Tillery subpoena to be heard in atrazine case, Madison Record, August 19, 2010.
Additional Resources
- When you have neither the facts nor the law on your side..., St. Clair Record, January 30, 2011.
- Hemingway M, Trial lawyer at the center of fake autism study, Washington Examiner, January 9, 2011.
- Tillery asks Crowder to certify questions on atrazine discovery order, Madison Record, November 10, 2010.
- Goldberg R, Pseudoscience activists, trial lawyers use media to muddy debates, San Francisco Examiner, October 17, 2010.
- Truitt G, The Unfriendly Side of Eco-Friendly , Hoosier Ag Today, October 10, 2010.
- One judge's wife is one too many, St. Clair Record, September 19, 2010.
- White J, Lawyers Aim to Harass, Intimidate Growers in Atrazine Issue, Kansas Grains Blog, September 15, 2010.
- Morris J, Trial Lawyers Should Stick to Real Problems, BigGovernment.com, August 26, 2010.
- Trade groups argue to quash depositions in atrazine case, Madison Record, August 26, 2010.
- Copland J, Asbestos, TrialLawyersInc.com, May 12, 2008.
- Copland J, Asbestos litigation far from over, The Examiner, May 7, 2008.
- Copland J, Courts thin out lead paint lawsuits, The Examiner, September 19, 2007.
- Stadler J, Federal Appeals Court Scrutinizes Lawyer's Conduct in Asbestos Case, Washington Legal Foundation, January 12, 2007.January 31, 2007.
- Milloy S, Eco-Intimidation Bypasses Scientific Debate, FoxNews.com, January 10, 2007.
- Health Group Decries California Acrylamide Lawsuit, American Council on Science and Health, August 30, 2005.
- Taylor J, Florida Reins in Asbestos Litigation Abuse, Environment & Climate News, August 2005.
- Taylor J, Texas Curtails Runaway Asbestos Litigation, Environment & Climate News, July 2005.
- Peacock B, A Crisis Of Asbestos, Texas Public POlicy Foundation,April 11, 2005.
- Dunn J, More on EPA and Air Pollution: Junk Science and Legal Precedents, American Council on Science and Health, January 3, 2005.
- Gousse S, Science — and Asbestos — in the Courtroom, American Council on Science and Health, August 12, 2004.
- Milloy S, Kookie Cookie Lawsuit, FoxNews.com, May 16, 2003.
- Milloy S, Better suing through chemicals, Washington Times, February 23, 2003.
- Milloy S, McDonald's Lawsuit Deep-Fried for Now, FoxNews.com, January 24, 2003.
- Milloy S, Cell Phone Suit Gets Bad Reception, FoxNews.com, October 4, 2002.
- Milloy S, Studies steal cell phone lawyer's Christmas, FoxNews.com, December 22, 2000.
- Milloy S, Tort Lawyers Getting Fat Off Fen-Phen?, Wall Street Journal, August 10, 1999.
- Fox M and Milloy S, Fear and ignorance followed Three Mile Island, News Tribune (Tacoma, WA), March 28, 1999.
- Raso J, Three Mile Island: A 20th Anniversary Remembrance. American Council on Science and Health, March 1, 1999.
- Milloy S and Miller H, A Diet Prescription For Trial Lawyers, Investor's Business Daily November 24, 1997.
- Gori G, Adjudicating cancer causation: scientific, political, and legal conflicts, Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 13(3):309-25, June 1991.
- Abstract. "Lawsuits concerning cancer causation resort to scientific argumentation. Yet, the apparent ambiguities of science confuse the courts, the juries, and the public. This is especially so with regard to official regulatory definitions of cancer causation that carry the weight of law. At the heart of this problem is a prevailing misunderstanding of science and the scientific method, and of the limits of current scientific knowledge about cancer. Moreover, current regulatory policies encourage the public to perceive official cancer risk assessments as if they were scientifically derived and accepted, even though official fine print readily admits they are not. Some recent court decisions have begun to recognize these difficulties with a body of precedent, and this may result in future rulings influenced more by objective appraisals than by reliance upon official but contingent assumptions."
- Muscat J and Huncharek M, Causation and disease: biomedical science in toxic tort litigation, J Occup Med. 31(12):997-1002, December 1989.
- Abstract. "Inferences concerning the etiology of disease in human populations are derived from complex quantitative and biologic data. Interpreting these inferences in toxic tort litigation poses difficult problems for courts. Fundamental differences exist between courtroom and scientific criteria of causation. These differences need not be irreconcilable if courts understand the nature, strengths, and limitations of scientific evidence. We discuss the interpretation of basic scientific principles of disease causation in the context of legal rules of evidence, and develop an epidemiologic evidentiary standard for toxic tort litigation."
