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Give Thanks, Not Lawsuits

In honor of Thanksgiving, a day of food and family, the Center for Consumer Freedom is offering our Thanksgiving Guest Liability and Indemnification Agreement. With trial lawyers like…
PostedNovember 22, 2006 at12:00 am

Obesity Lawsuit Conference IV: This Time, It’s Personal

The Public Health Advocacy Institute‘s annual litigation conference always draws the best of the nation’s worst trial lawyers, academics, and activists together to compare notes on how…
PostedNovember 6, 2006 at12:00 am

CSPI’s Non-Withdrawal Withdrawal

KFC announced today that it plans to switch to a chicken-frying oil that’s free of trans fats, a move that appears to have reheated the cold hearts of…
PostedOctober 30, 2006 at12:00 am

Sue The Bastards, 2006 Edition

Pop quiz: “Whose fault is it that so many Americans are fat?” “‘Fault’ is a hard word.” That’s trial lawyer John Banzhaf’s inadvertently self-parodying answer to a question…
PostedAugust 22, 2006 at12:00 am

No Choice But To Sue Soda

“I don’t want to sue them. I have no choice.” This is how diet book author Julia Havey…
PostedJuly 17, 2006 at12:00 am

CSPI Lawsuit Thrown Out By The Court Of Public Opinion

It’s been less than a week since the food police at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) filed a class-action lawsuit against KFC for…
PostedJune 19, 2006 at12:00 am

Activists Need To Watch That Appetite

It’s tough being an activist: Even when you get what you want, you’re not happy. Witness yesterday’s announcement from soft drink makers that they will stop selling regular…
PostedMay 4, 2006 at12:00 am

Food Cop Law And Order

In the social justice system, two separate yet equally obnoxious groups claim to represent the people: the food police, who push overblown hype and junk science; and…
PostedMarch 16, 2006 at12:00 am

One Weight-Loss Plan That Actually Works

Fed up with 20 years of bad living that left him weighing 400 pounds, one Southern California man has taken responsibility for his health into his own hands — or…
PostedMarch 13, 2006 at12:00 am

Food Cop Lawsuits: ‘Illusions That Waste Good Intentions’

The timer on the food cops’ latest legal bomb is about to reach zero. For everyone’s sake, let’s hope it’s a dud. The Center for Science in the Public…
PostedFebruary 20, 2006 at12:00 am