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August 03, 2004


Fred Baron's credibility, cont'd

Evan Schaeffer at Legal Underground thinks he can substantiate Fred Baron's New York Times assertion that the drug, chemical and insurance industries have spent $200 million on ad campaigns to make plaintiff's lawyers look like villains. Keep reading on into the comments section, and you'll see why I don't think Schaeffer's arithmetic comes anywhere near substantiating Baron's claim.

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