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Biotech / Medical : Paracelsian Inc (PRLN)

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To: Jonathan Schonsheck who wrote (4082)1/17/1999 7:48:00 AM
From: John H. Farro  Read Replies (1) of 4342
 
Jonathan,

The variation in TNF-Alpha Response is truly amazing. Sample C was 18.5 times more powerful than sample D. Anyone taking sample D (or sample B and maybe sample A) was really ripped off. Too bad our company couldn't name the specific products that were tested, but I suppose they had to avoid doing so for fear of a lawsuit from companies D and B.

You know, it's really disgusting how lawyers have managed to surpress freedom of speach in this country. Those who can't compete in the marketplace of ideas, those who fear the truth, need only threaten legal action to shut people up. This is a country where only rich people can freely speak there mind. Look at what happened when the beef industry bozos sued Oprah Winfrey for allegedly libeling their industry when she said she wouldn't eat hamburgers anymore. Fortunately, she's rich so she didn't have to knuckle under their intimidation tactics. But for every Oprah there are probably thousands of people who have important information to inject into the market place of ideas but refuse to do so--either because they've been threatened with a libel suit or they fear the object of their criticism will file one. We should rename our libel law as the "Cowards Protection Act". No one who has behaved honorobly should fear engaging in battle in the free marketplace of ideas. No one who has a decent product to sell should have to resort to using slick $100+ per hour lawyers to defend their product through intimidation tactics, rather than engaging their critics in a debate of the facts. By doing so--by even threatening to do so-- they move the game from a level playing field to a game in which the cards are stacked in favor of those wealthy enough to afford a legal suppression team.

Unfortunately, our legal system protects company D by allowing them to foist its inferior goods on the unsuspecting public. Fortunately, the BioFIT program will help in that regard. But BioFIT will only help provide truth in advertizing in one small arena. It will not foster the freedom of speach that our legal system has surpressed. America would be ten times better off if we only had 1/10 as many lawyers.

Robin
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