Silencing Critics: Legal Chill
November 13, 2010 at 2:26 pm (Legal Chill) (Andrew Wakefield, Andy Lewis, Association Sjokoservice Norway, BCA, Ben Goldacre, Boob Job Cream, Brian Deer, British Chiropractic Association, Burzynski Clinic, Canceractive, Chris Woollams, Clark Baker, ColonHelp, David Colquhoun, Doctor's Data, Dr Dalia Nield, Edward Tobinick, Energy and Environment, Gavin Schmidt, GE Healthcare, Gillian McKeith, Henrik Thomsen, Jeni Barnett, LBC, Legal chill, Libel, Marc Stephens, Matthias Rath, Mohamed Salah El Din Hamed El Naschie, Nature, New Zealand Chiropractors' Association, NMT, NZCA, Peter Wilmshurst, Professor Frizelle, Quirn Schiermeier, Rhys Morgan, Rodial, Sarah Myhill, SGU Productions, Simon Singh, Society of Homeopaths, Solal, Stephen Barrett, Steven Novella, Straight Pride UK, Stuart Jones, Sue Reid, The Society For Science-Based Medicine, WDDTY, Xocai, Zenyth)
A company called Rodial have threatened a doctor with a lawsuit after she raised doubts about a “boob job cream”. While Rodial’s lawyers letter states that Rodial would have provided information on “clinical assessment and product ingredients” on request, they failed to do so when contacted by Ben Goldacre. Read the rest of this entry »
Legal Chill and Other Threats
June 6, 2008 at 8:37 pm (Alternative Medicine, Anti-Vaccination, Bad Science, Bloggers, Briffa, Homeopathy, Legal Chill, Nutritionism, Patrick Holford) (Ann Walker, badscience, BCA, British Chiropractic Association, Doctor's Data, Gillian McKeith, Homeopaths, Improbable Science, John Briffa, Legal chill, nutritionists, Patrick Holford, PhDiva, Quackometer, Simon Singh, Society of Homeopaths, Stephen Barrett)
I’ve recently witnessed some examples of slightly threatening behaviour on the internets and I was reminded of a few of the previous spats I’ve seen covered on the various blogs I read. There have been lawyer’s letters, accusations both of libel and of copyright breach, and comments posted or letters sent by angry nutritionists (in the main – there has been the odd homeopath too). Read the rest of this entry »
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