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Coping With Phantom Risks In The Courts, Peter W. Huber
Coping With Phantom Risks In The Courts, Peter W. Huber
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Huber describes "phantom" risks as those tending to hover indefinitely, never to crystallize. He argues that legal procedures should optimally lead' to closure and eliminate unwarranted fears.
Daubert's Significance, Thomas G. Field Jr., Colleen M. Keegan
Daubert's Significance, Thomas G. Field Jr., Colleen M. Keegan
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors review and note the limited reach of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. They also address its implications for concerned non-lawyers.
Consensus Development At Nih: What Went Wrong, Itzhak Jacoby
Consensus Development At Nih: What Went Wrong, Itzhak Jacoby
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
A close observer identifies the Science Court concept as inspiring consensus development conferences at the National Institutes of Health and describes the extent to which they have followed the model. Professor Jacoby also argues that, if the model were more closely followed, conference objectives would be better realized.