Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

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  • Nov 6, 2026
    When divorced parents disagree about childhood vaccination, the decision is catapulted to the courts. Constrained by the need to evaluate the issue from the child's best interests,...
  • Oct 2, 2026
    Peer review in reputable journals gives scientific claims an authority that commercial speech rarely enjoys. But what happens when scientists carry that halo of authority out of the...
  • Sep 17, 2026
    When a drug company makes billions from a lifesaving medicine, can its pursuit of profit become a moral or legal wrong? A recent California Supreme Court decision says, not...
  • Sep 9, 2026
    Peer review in reputable journals gives scientific claims an authority that commercial speech rarely enjoys. But what happens when scientists carry that halo of authority out of the...
  • Sep 8, 2026
    Peer review in reputable journals gives scientific claims an authority that commercial speech rarely enjoys. But what happens when scientists carry that halo of authority out of the...
  • Jul 15, 2026
    Mass tort litigation grows like weeds. Last week, the Supreme Court created the ultimate lawsuit-killer by rejecting state court claims that conflict with
  • Jul 3, 2026
    Wellness used to mean getting your vitamins from food and eliminating waste in a toilet. 
  • Jun 30, 2026
    Mass tort litigation grows like weeds. Last week, the Supreme Court created the ultimate lawsuit-killer by rejecting state court claims that conflict with federal statutes.
  • Jun 11, 2026
    Who owns a future-person? As IVF outpaces the law, embryos are becoming the newest battleground of love, loss, and legal uncertainty, triggering legal questions of personhood,...
  • Jun 9, 2026
    What causes an epidemic to spread? Don’t underestimate the power of rhetoric and oratory by politicians.
  • Jan 28, 2026
    Here are the tools available for the courts to identify and block predatort and activist misinformation.
  • Jan 27, 2026
    Here are the tools available for the courts to identify and block predatort and activist misinformation.
  • Jan 26, 2026
    Here are the tools available for the courts to identify and block predatort and activist misinformation.