Shareholder Sues Google On Drug Ads

A Pennsylvania shareholder has filed a federal lawsuit charging that Google and its directors knew or should have known that importing retail prescription drugs is illegal

Shareholder Sues Google on Drug Ads

Backlink: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-08-30/google-sued-by-investor-over-illegal-imported-drug-ad-sales.html

Homeopathy Multinational Sues Blogger Over Statements That Its Mythological Curative Had “no Active Ingredient”

Samuele Riva, an Italian blogger, is being sued by Boiron, a France-based homeopathic "remedy" multinational. Riva dared to mock the company's claim that its Ooscillococcinum has no "active ingredient." The company claims that the product has been made by diluting "oscillococcinum" (a mythological substance said to be present in duck liver, though no evidence supports this claim) at 1:100 dilution 200 times, which "is the equivalent of diluting 1ml of original ingredient into a volume of water that is the size of the known universe."

Writing at ScienceBasedMedicine.org, Steven Novella calls this "a pseudoscience trifecta": Boiron claims that its imaginary element is present in its solution which has been diluted at farcical levels, and that the imaginary ingredient in question is effective at treating flu symptoms. "Essentially Boiron takes fairy dust and then dilutes it out of (non)existence."

I hope Boiron does draw a line in the sand over their oscillococcinum product, and that it becomes the center piece of a broader public discussion about homeopathy. Most of the public does not understand what homeopathy actually is. They think it means “natural” or “herbal” medicine. They have no idea that homeopathy is about taking fanciful ingredients with a dubious connection to the symptoms in the first place, and then diluting them into oblivion, then placing a drop of the pure water that remains and placing it on a sugar pill. The resultant pill is then supposed to contain the magic vibrations of the original substance.

This rank pseudoscience, which has no place in 21st century medicine, is the business of Boiron. Let’s see them try to defend themselves and their products. Let’s see them harass bloggers and those who are just trying to expose the public to the truth. Let’s see them argue in public how air bubbles in duck liver fantastically diluted can treat the flu.

Boiron vs Blogzero (BlogZero.it)

Homeopathic Thuggery (Science Based Medicine)

(Thanks, Russell!)

Homeopathy multinational sues blogger over statements that its mythological curative had “no active ingredient”

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Blockbuster Creditor Sues Icahn

The creditor said Mr. Icahn had improperly converted his stock to debt to take control of the company after it emerged from bankruptcy.

Blockbuster Creditor Sues Icahn

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a56d3bcd51473f11e03ca43bde82c7d2

E.E.O.C. Sues Kaplan Over Hiring

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission wants to stop Kaplan’s use of credit histories in job offers.

E.E.O.C. Sues Kaplan Over Hiring

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2d4d8231824ab47fb30a45a48cb3856f

E.E.O.C. Sues Kaplan for Hiring Practice

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission wants to stop Kaplan’s use of credit histories in job offers.

E.E.O.C. Sues Kaplan for Hiring Practice

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2d4d8231824ab47fb30a45a48cb3856f

U.S. Sues Companies for Spill Damages

The Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit against nine companies over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

U.S. Sues Companies for Spill Damages

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d3f1132cd0ead1f068427d1ad6c0417b

U.S. Sues BP and Others For Damages in Gulf Spill

The Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit against nine companies over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

U.S. Sues BP and Others For Damages in Gulf Spill

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d3f1132cd0ead1f068427d1ad6c0417b

Bucks: Minnesota Sues Discover Card for Deception

The Minnesota Attorney General has sued Discover Bank, accusing it of enrolling cardholders in its payment protection plans and similar programs.

Bucks: Minnesota Sues Discover Card for Deception

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=15d362cba849908dc2e65d7be7b54952

Trustee Sues HSBC Over Cash Sent to Madoff

A suit seeks $9 billion from several defendants headed by HSBC, the London-based financial giant.

Trustee Sues HSBC Over Cash Sent to Madoff

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=554a6568a95f1997796fc53445a39bd7

DealBook: Madoff Trustee Sues JPMorgan for $6.4 Billion

The Madoff trustee contends JPMorgan should have spotted highly suspicious cash movements in the Madoff accounts.

DealBook: Madoff Trustee Sues JPMorgan for $6.4 Billion

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=13a996113b3d343dafd0636463375934

Greenpeace sues Dow Chemical and others over surveillance and computer hacking charges

NYT: The alleged spying occurred between 1998 and 2000 when Greenpeace was campaigning against the release of dioxin, a toxic byproduct of chemical manufacturing, in Lake Charles, Louisiana and other communities.

Greenpeace sues Dow Chemical and others over surveillance and computer hacking charges

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