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Deadly???faith healing??? exemption: Idaho remains the only state shielding parents from prosecution for replacing medical care with prayer or spirits???even if their child dies??
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (796+ words) In Idaho, parents who say their faith prohibits lifesaving medical care for their children can’t be charged with child neglect or manslaughter. Supporters of this protection over the years have included lawmakers who voiced support for “traditional” Idaho values. But…...
Viewpoint: From COVID lifeline to accused criminal—the bizarre story of how Stephen Miller’s pregnant wife turned on Anthony Fauci
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (24+ words) Katie Miller, an erstwhile Trump administration official and wife of Stephen Miller, once relied on Dr Anthony Fauci to get through Covid. Now, she’s...
No liability for scientific due diligence: California Supreme Court rejects bizarre lawsuit faulting Gilead for fully evaluating HIV drug before release
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (195+ words) The California Supreme Court on Monday reversed a lower court’s decision denying summary judgment to Gilead in a class action accusing the pharmaceutical giant of deliberately delaying development of a new HIV treatment drug to maximize the value of the…...
Fear, science, and the law: If talc powder is unlikely to cause cancer and J&J was winning in court, why did it pay more than $5.5 billion to settle?
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (377+ words) It is one of the strangest corporate stories in recent history. Johnson & Johnson won most of the major talc cases that went to trial. Yet, after...
Viewpoint—The Strategic Litigation boom: Understanding the tightening coalition among NGOs, foundations, journalists, and tort lawyers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (165+ words) en years ago, when I started writing SlimeGate, many in the activist NGO world felt uncomfortable about getting into bed with these slimeball tort...
US court revives 550 lawsuits claiming Tylenol causes autism and ADHD. What does this ruling mean for science and the law?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (765+ words) A federal appeals court today revived more than 500 lawsuits alleging that Tylenol maker Kenvue failed to warn consumers that taking the pain reliever during pregnancy could increase the risk of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, Reuters reported....
Viewpoint: SCOTUS strikes a blow against junk science in Bayer glyphosate case. Will it deter mass tort litigators?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (328+ words) Mass tort litigation grows like weeds. Last week, the Supreme Court created the ultimate lawsuit-killer by rejecting state court claims that conflict with...
Kennedy-founded Children's Health Defense doubles down on support for Idaho mother charged by a grand jury with murdering her twins last year after claiming vaccines killed them
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (246+ words) An Idaho mother who said her 18-month-old twins died last year after receiving three vaccines has been charged with murder in their deaths, officials said …. Andrea Shaw, 23, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her…...
Supreme Court likely to have final say on RFK, Jr.’s currently-blocked vaccine policy
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (582+ words) Although a federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s changes to the US childhood immunization schedule, the US Supreme Court could have two chances over the next year to weigh in on the decision, legal experts say....
Viewpoint: As gun laws weaken, deaths rise sharply
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (233+ words) The numbers upend a familiar narrative. While stronger gun laws are linked to fewer firearm deaths overall, the real story lies in the details: suicide rates drop far more sharply than homicides. This research challenges blanket policy approaches and demands…...