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Message from discussion Barrett/NCAHF LOSE Again In California
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From: "P Moran" <pjmo...@gil.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Barrett/NCAHF LOSE Again In California
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Jan wrote in message <20020101153226.17104.00000...@mb-cv.aol.com>...
>>From: il...@san.rr.com  (Ilena Rose)
>>Date: 1/1/02 10:47 AM Pacific Standard Time
>>Message-id: <ilena-0101021046220...@dt011n65.san.rr.com>
>
>>Another Huge Loss for the Quack Team ...
>
>YEA!  Wonder if they will get the message that *THEY* don't control the
>world,,,,,,,,and QUIT wasting the courts time?????
>

In my opinion the court erred in assuming that there is nothing special
about medical claims.     Nearly all countries have laws specific to health
products requiring those making major health claims to produce evidence for
them.    The defendant in this case made major claims for his company's
remedies, but was not required to show that any of them did what was
claimed.   The case was dismissed for legalistic reasons.

Are alternative supporters all entirely happy that any old fraud or
charlatan can peddle any old snake oil to anyone?   Many on this list
apparently assume that they can tell the "real thing", but there are a great
many less informed (?) people out there, and the sophistication of many
scams has moved far beyond what most people can sort out by themselves.

Regards

Peter Moran