Trial is now underway in a football player’s concussion case against a college (Texas). A June 11, 2018 article at Quartz recaps some of...

The molecular biomarker revolution continues and will reshape many topics at the intersections between science and law. A recent example...

The mass tort news of the week is today’s start of the first trial against the NCAA regarding concussions. The trial is in Dallas, and...

Therapy with CAR-T cells (artificially modified t-cells) is a “hot” idea these days in cancer therapy.  Last week, the Mesothelioma...

As we “Google” data so easily, we forget that knowledge was not always so easy to acquire. An example arises from the history presented...

A recent article provides a disturbing history as to the misuse of science in politics, by the Nazis, as to the disease we now tend to...

Statistical analysis tools remain topics that are comfortable for relatively few lawyers. One of them is Nathan Schactman. In a new blog...

A remarkable feel good story … on Mother’s Day (May 12, 2018) from the Optimist at the WP. It’s also a story of serendipity in science,...

Different technologies are deployed into different courts at different times. According to a new article, predictive coding has now been...

Innovative hearings continue regarding presentations of scientific data regarding alleged toxins.  The newest example is this week...

I’m an optimist about science and the future. But some people are not so optimist, or at least focus on negative possibilities. An open...

New thinking, new technology and innovation offer interesting new possibilities for manufacturers seeking to avoid potential health risks...

A new post at the ToxicoGenomica blog provides some insights into how  CRISPR cameras will – over time – reshape toxic tort litigation....

2017 was quite the year for attacks on and perceptions of “leading” public figures and institutions. In view of the new indictments by...

Biomarkers are changing many aspects of science and litigation. The field is still young, but promising. The point is exemplified by...

ToxicoGenomica is the doing business name for a collaboration between me and scientists at ArrayXpress and Innovative Science Solutions....

AI already is producing changes in law, and will produce much more. A conference at the end of this week will provide great insights....

Interesting comments by Judge Rakoff are available in a thirty minute podcast interview on intersections between science and law. Among...

Advances in gene therapy are accelerating the pace and scale of the revolution in molecular biology. A new, open access review article in...

Hunting down poachers using genetic data from animals is a cool new use of genetic data; the idea arose from some creative thinking.  The...