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A jury looked at the evidence presented by a woman who claimed she was poisoned by hydraulic fluid in a bizarre elevator accident — and decided her own doctor was to blame, after hearing about his  unconventional treatment methods. An appeals court later threw out the verdict because the jurors didn’t have the formal expert [...]
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Reader Dave Westheimer writes, regarding a news item that we briefly noted earlier: Guess who’s coming to the suburb where I live? Erin Brockovich. She’s here and in the news. Of course she’s not hearing “Fridley’s concerns” — she’s... Read Post

Erin Brockovich, who's life was made into a movie starring Julia Roberts is investigating a mysterious case of illnesses in a New York high school. Read Post

“A loose coalition of eco-anarchist groups is increasingly launching violent attacks on scientists.” [Nature] “Jury Blames ‘Erin Brockovich’ Doc For His Patient’s Illness, Not Defendants” [Daniel Fisher, Forbes] “Judge declines to t... Read Post