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How to deal with a PR man who emails like a lawyer

There’s a fascinating case study going on across some skeptics blogs on dealing with legal threats from another country. The Quackometer and Rhys Morgan have – among others – received emails from Marc Stephens, who claims to “represent” the Burzynski Clinic in Houston, Texas, and threatens them with legal action for libel, among other things. What is notable is how
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Posted by Paul Bradshaw on Nov 29, 2011
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Quackwatch sued by Doctor’s Data

A familiar story. Here’s the rundown from The Quackometer: “Stephen Barrett [of Quackwatch] has been very critical of [Doctor's Data] and has written that the diagnostic health tests it provides are used to defraud patients. One test in particular stood out for his criticism where patients are given a “provoking agent” that flushes out heavy metals into the urine. A
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Posted by Paul Bradshaw on Jul 08, 2010
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…Meanwhile, bloggers investigate scientific claims

Ben Goldacre writes about the suing of Simon Singh by The British Chiropractic Association (you’ll see a badge on this blog on the issue), and how bloggers have helped investigate their claims. “Fifteen months after the case began, the BCA finally released the academic evidence it was using to support specific claims. Within 24 hours this was taken apart meticulously by bloggers,
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Posted by Paul Bradshaw on Jul 31, 2009
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