The WA Supreme Court came down today on the side of junk science, upholding the Frye admissability of DID (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD))....
Gary A. Preble
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Oct 1, 1999 7:06 am
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... Our local priest says the best English translation is "Tyrants are always that way." In the context of Booth & Lincoln, I suspect what was meant was "Thus...
John Schedler
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Oct 1, 1999 3:29 pm
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I'm sorry, but after reading the opinion I don't understand how this is junk science. DID is a diagnosis found in the DSM-IV. There are numerous articles ...
Dr. Elizabeth W. Riggs
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Oct 1, 1999 3:32 pm
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... Just because it's in the DSM-IV doesn't mean it isn't junk. The DSM is just a set of labels. Moreover, there remains a raging debate about whether MPD...
John Schedler
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Oct 1, 1999 4:41 pm
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Boy, first you trot out your fancy Latin phrases, now art history and technique. Throw in your deft grasp of statistics and epidemiology--we have a...
Ray P.
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Oct 1, 1999 7:09 pm
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Michael Thanks again. Once the true fallacy of the defense tactic of comparing apples to oranges is pointed out we will see a whole new way of thinking. Tencer...
wrobison
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Oct 1, 1999 7:35 pm
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... Mike, Bill, & everyone: OK, you're right. BUT, I must say it again: for every whore testifying for an insurance co., there is at least one testifying for ...
John Schedler
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Oct 1, 1999 8:39 pm
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For anyone who is interested. The following case is the closest I could find comparable to my issue: Adcox v. Children's Orthopedic Hosp., 123 Wn.2d 15,...
Christopher Michael D...
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Oct 1, 1999 8:40 pm
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Res ipsa loquitur, "the thing speaks for it's self" Labor and Industries, hire medical whores by the dozen. I guess it's cheaper that way? Where is this one? ...
Julie Winters
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Oct 1, 1999 9:39 pm
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... I suppose. But if have seen what passes sometimes for "expert" testimony on behalf of claimants at the BIIA, you'd see my point. L&I is remarkable...
John Schedler
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Oct 1, 1999 10:11 pm
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John, I agree that junk science exists on both sides, however, I don't believe that it is a 1:1 ratio as do you (at least in PI work). For a defense expert to...
Michael Freeman
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Oct 2, 1999 12:36 am
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It is "outrages", when the doctor has superior knowledge, and continues to lie, protecting Labor and Industries interest. They are like bad trainers at the...
Julie Winters
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Oct 2, 1999 7:07 pm
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<Finally, the truth!> LABOR LAW / WORKERS' COMPENSATION PORT OF PORTLAND v OWCP (09/27/99 - No. 9870492) Where an employee's total disability naturally ...
Julie Winters
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Oct 2, 1999 8:34 pm
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... OK, Julie & several others need some enlightenment here. OWCP vs Port of Portland arises under the Longshore Act, which is a form of workmens'...
John Schedler
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Oct 2, 1999 9:16 pm
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Dear John, Obviously, you are a good attorney, and thank you for the site, it will give us something to study. I thought this case could be used to show a...
Julie Winters
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Oct 3, 1999 4:17 pm
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I recently received the following regarding a new book on so-called MPD. Gary Preble =================================================== Creating Hysteria ...
Gary A. Preble
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Oct 3, 1999 4:17 pm
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... Fed law takes precedence only when there is a Fed law which applies AND the constitution gives the Feds the jurisdiction. Here, there is no Fed law...
John Schedler
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Oct 3, 1999 7:04 pm
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Steve: You should get some idea of how comfortable you are with learning their system by getting a demo by a salesman at your office, if that is possible. If...
Pratum, Mike
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Oct 3, 1999 7:04 pm
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Thank you once again. The law site you gave us is making things more clear. ... *Would that be the Supremacy clause? ... What would the special circumstances...
Julie Winters
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Oct 3, 1999 10:02 pm
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I think that Junk Science is a term best reserved for truly eggregious acts of scientific pillaging, rather than an area of scientific dispute. The debate as...
Michael Freeman
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Oct 3, 1999 11:52 pm
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... Well, Yes & No. Yes, the supremacy clause applies, but only where the Feds have jurisdiction. In the TX case I mentioned, Congress assumed the Supremacy...
John Schedler
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Oct 4, 1999 2:05 am
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... Mike: Well, I guess here we must agree to disagree. I've done PI work for 20+ years, pltf & df. I use the 1:1 ratio because I actually did a small...
John Schedler
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Oct 4, 1999 2:05 am
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right john. Bill Robison ... thinking. ... like ... so ... severe ... consciousness ... his...
wrobison
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Oct 4, 1999 5:23 pm
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I don't know whether the diagnosis of MPD is or is not junk science, but I would note that Washington courts have repeatedly said it is not their task to come...
Pete Livengood
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Oct 4, 1999 11:40 pm
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Pete: You took the words out of my mouth. I have had this same conversation w/ Nick Bacetich. I repeat my warning: beware what you preach., John Schedler ...
John Schedler
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Oct 5, 1999 3:14 am
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I thought I would muse for a moment on the many postings on Junk Science, it appears to be of great concern to all, as it should be. To start with, I would...
Mike Cerf
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Oct 5, 1999 3:44 pm
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Good post, but I suspect some will be critical of you. YOu hit the two main points though, the only way the insurer is going to feel it is by 1) bad faith and...
Tom D'Amore
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Oct 5, 1999 3:59 pm
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I agree with Tom: this is a good post worth hearing. I don't think too many will be critical, because we know Mike as who is fair, but comes from a different...
Pete Livengood
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Oct 5, 1999 7:09 pm
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Listmates: Earlier this summer, LaWashingtonian Kim Putnam successfully litigated a low property damage crash case with some creative lawyering. Courtesy of...
Pete Livengood
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Oct 6, 1999 1:51 am
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... OK, square your brief w/ Patterson v. Horton ,84 Wn.App. 531, 929 P.2d 1125 (1997) [Div II, op by Seinfeld]. I quote headnote 7, West Key Nș 191: "To...
