Benomyl | Blindsided

September 25, 2017

Sometime in the late morning the jury came back with a second question related to economic damages, which is usually a gr…

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The Inconsistencies of an Expert Witness

September 4, 2017

In my last post, I spoke about the experienced expert witness, Dr. Robert Brent. It turned out that Dr. Robert Brent had k…

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A Renowned Expert Takes the Stand

August 17, 2017

I called Dr. Vyvyan Howard to the stand on May 22, three weeks into the Castillo-DuPont trial. By this point, the jury had …

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The Suspicion of a Link Between a Fungicide and Microphthalmia

In my last several posts, I’ve recounted the testimony of Donna Castillo, in the case where I represented her and …

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Showing the Jury the Results of the Fungicide Exposure

In my last post, I recounted in detail my opening remarks to the court in the Castillo-DuPont case.

I told jury abo…

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Presenting the Castillo Case to the Court

Tension is an interesting quality. In some ways it’s desirable in situations like this, the beginning of the Castill…

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Looking at More Than the Bottom Line to Help People

In my last post, I talked about how difficult it is for the little guy to take on the big guy in a court case, despite the inhe…

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Four experts discuss how the last 10 years have seen an increase in pesticides—and crops bred to resist them—even a… https://t.co/80I4H75TiA

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Lead contamination in the drinking water in Newark, N.J., is not a new problem, but the city's fleeting solution ha… https://t.co/TS6hXK1TsB

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The recent discovery of fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, in food packaging should serve as a reminder that our diets… https://t.co/HpYej5dGoQ

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Triclosan, a common chemical used in cosmetics and toothpaste (but now banned for use in over-the-counter hand sani… https://t.co/lybYbQDS4Q

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