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14 May 2012, 8:24 am by Schachtman
The more important lesson though is that the Philadelphia courts, with acquiescence from most defense counsel, never challenged the use of Selikoff’s 5x, 10x, and 50x risk ratios to describe asbestos effects and smoking interactions. [read post]
3 Mar 2012, 5:36 pm by Schachtman
Below, I have updated the case law on the issue of using relative and attributable risks to satisfy plaintiff’s burden of showing, more likely than not, that an exposure or condition caused a plaintiff’s disease or injury. [read post]
20 Aug 2011, 4:00 am
At issue was whether the district court erred in using the Penn Central Transportation Co. v. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 10:04 am by Schachtman
Supp. 740, 785, 836 (E.D.N.Y. 1984) (“A government administrative agency may regulate or prohibit the use of toxic substances through rulemaking, despite a very low probability of any causal relationship. [read post]