“Can I be sued for writing that?” There is no ironclad protection against someone filing a lawsuit, no matter how frivolous. In the context of science, corporations or business associations have threatened to sue for defamation (libel or slander), claiming that – False statements are ...

  Legal Aid for Scientists Control of information often is the key to controlling outcomes.  For this reason, scientists working in public agencies and their findings are put under pressure or attack when the content of their work may have economic or political significance. The law ...

` &tpl=`news-tpl` &pageVarKey=`page` &parents=`4` &depth=`1` &limit=`10` &tvPrefix=“ &includeTVs=`tags` &tvPrefix=“ &includeContent=`1` &tplPageWrapper=`@INLINE: ` &pageActiveTpl=`@INLINE ...

“May your life be filled with lawyers” is an old Mexican curse but is a modern American affliction, especially for scientists. This section discusses situations where scientists face possible entanglement in litigation as potential expert witnesses. Based upon our casework, we have ...

Data Backs BLM Manager’s Allotment Cuts in Face of “Cowboy Express” Protest ...