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Blogger Subpoenaed for Criticizing Trial Lawyers

Cutie Pi writes "Katherine Seidel, mother of an autistic child and an avid blogger has been subpoenaed for her "family's bank records, tax returns, autism-related medical and educational records, and every communication concerning all of the issues to which [she] has devoted [her] attention and energy in recent years." The lawyer in question is representing a mother who is suing Bayer for $20M with the claim that mercury in their vaccines caused her child's autism. In her blog Seidel has spoken out against lawyers trying to cash in on thimerosal lawsuits, noting that the thimerosal-autism link has been debunked in several studies. But Seidel herself has had no direct involvement in the lawsuit."

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  1. Re:Silent Spring all over again by megamerican · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    DDT was completely awful and evil for saving millions of peoples lives in Africa. Our government and the UN couldn't stand that so many black people weren't dying to malaria so they banned DDT citing BS and unproven science. Just read Kissingers NSSM-200 for the real reason why DDT was banned.

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  2. Re:regarding your topic title by jameskojiro · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It is just because the Actions of the lawyer made me a few points more stoopider when I reads abouts them.

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  3. Re:Silent Spring all over again by geekoid · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    wrong, Wrong, WRONG.

    "The whole POINT of vaccines is to be somewhat harmlful. That's how they work."

    GAHHHHHH! WRONG.

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  4. Re:Blinded by the light by sm62704 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    When your child changes in ONE DAY and it's the day she gets the shot, it's pretty damned hard NOT to believe the shot's at fault. It's like some guy showing you scientific proof that hitting your thumb with a hammer doesn't hurt. "We don't know WHY it hurts, but we've proven it's not the hammer."

    My oldest daughter Leila was diagnosed as mentally retarded (IQ 65) but I've come to realise that she's autistic. I'll never forget the day she got her MMR shot.

    Her sister's IQ is 132.

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  5. Re:Logic and evidence be damned by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'd much rather have a minuscule and totally unproven chance of a few kids getting autism, which is not fatal...
    I'll agree with you, so long as you sign your kid up first for autism. No? Oh I guess a "few kids" is ok as long as they're not yours?
  6. Re:Silent Spring all over again by geekoid · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Dear lord, classic self delusion.

    "I had measles and mumps, and I'm fine."

    your not likely to when you get into your 60's and 70's. Enjoy your shingles.

    And besides, your straw man is on fire. The problem isn't the vaccine, it's the thimerisol.

    Except the removal of thimerisol(around 99) has had zero impact on Autisim cases.
    Bear in mind the definition of what is Autism has been widening for about 15 years or so.

    I suggest you try to read up and understand all the logical fallacies in your post, it's staggering.

    "The spark was gone from her eyes."

    The lies and ignorance you are spreading are hurting people, stop it.
    Yes, LIES, you are a deluded liar. If you where any more of a liar your pants would be hotter then the sun.

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  7. Re:Silent Spring all over again by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Here is how Dixy Lee Ray (with Lou Guzzo) described events (Trashing the Planet, page 69) [note: Ray has the timing wrong, the spraying was stopped in 1964, not the late 60s]:

    Dixie Lee Ray was a rabid anti-environmentalist who never let the facts get in her way. She would have advocated spraying plutonium dust if someone thought they could make money out of the deal.
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