Joiner had can cause small-cell lung cancer.[13] Perhaps the most egregious lapses in scholarship occur when Ranges, a newly minted scientist, and her co-author, a full professor of law, write: “For example, Bendectin, an antinausea medication prescribed to pregnant women, caused a slew of birth defects (hence its nickname ‘The Second Thalidomide’).49”[14] I had to re-read this sentence many times to make sure I was not hallucinating. [read post]

Copyright protection expiration in China: lifetime plus fifty (IP Dragon) EU experience and practice must show China the way concerning IPR protection at exhibitions (IP Dragon) Comparison between IPR in China relevant provisions of Foreign Trade Law 2004 and 1994 (IP Dragon) Thesis and publications about IPR in China (IP Dragon) 2009: New trends in China’s judicial protection of intellectual property rights (China Law Insight) Best practices in technology transfer and IP licensing in… [read post]

One of the most remarkable, and objectionable, aspects of the third edition was its failure to engage with Federal Rule of Evidence of 703, and the need for courts to assess the validity of individual studies relied upon. [read post]

Once implemented, this legislation will ensure that the dominant industrial global food system is anointed as the only legitimate manner of food production and distribution, a deception that amounts to a covert continuation of the Enclosure Movement.[1]   Just as the Enclosure acts during the 17th through 19th centuries drove peasants off what was once communal land, the food safety legislation will serve to bar small- and medium-sized business people from engaging in food… [read post]