Karl-Erik Tallmo on Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:00:39 +0200 (CEST) |
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<nettime> Dental mercury law suits |
Have you seen this? Could be the beginning of a huge law suit series that make the tobacco trials seem lame. /Karl-Erik Tallmo Stockholm, Sweden ----------- Brockovitch Attorney Announces Massive Class Action Lawsuit Against Dentists Maine Decides Today Whether To Ban the Use of "Silver Fillings" April 25, 2001 For Immediate Release One day after a News Conference in Washington D.C., where a massive class action lawsuit against dentists in the U.S. was announced, hearings are taking place in Maine to decide as to whether or not to ban the use of mercury dental fillings in that state. States Alan Sigel, the attorney who gained national notoriety for his role in the 'Erin Brockovitch case, " Our lawsuit could change the face of dentistry in America. There is absolutely no reason that this poison should be used in peoples mouths. I applaud the efforts in Maine to ban the use of mercury. Mercury is poisoning our environment and our citizens." A news article in the April 20 edition of the Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper, stated that, "dentists could be responsible for as much as 80% of the mercury in sewage." Two individual recent scientific studies conducted by the University of Kentucky and the University of Calgary tied mercury poisoning to Alzheimer's Disease. The Class Action lawsuit announced by Mr. Sigel, will have far reaching impact. Many more suits are expected to follow. Media Inquiries: Wayne Obie Media & Public Relations Talk International for American against Mercury 1 (800) 540-0192 -- _________________________________________________________________ KARL-ERIK TALLMO, Swedish writer, lecturer ARCHIVE: http://www.nisus.se/archive BOOK: http://www.nisus.se/gorgias MAGAZINE: http://art-bin.com _________________________________________________________________ # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net