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    Re: Diversion tactics

    Posted by Deborah on 2/15/08

    For the umpteenth time, I fail to feel a need or desire to answer personal
    questions from an anonymous poster. It is unimportant to me.

    Your alleged lack of financial interests cannot be verified due to your anonymity.


    On 2/15/08, Mike B. wrote:
    > For the umpteenth time, my name is not important; I have no financial interests
    > in this.
    >
    > How did your husband die? Where is your child that lived with you while you
    > were allegedly exposed to chlordane, etc.?
    >
    > On 2/15/08, Deborah wrote:
    >> Mike B.
    >>
    >> What did you say your name was?
    >>
    >> And what is your interest in this?
    >>
    >> Do you have financial interests in this?
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> On 2/15/08, Deborah wrote:
    >>> I remain unconcerned. Intimidate away, it is what you try to do best.
    >>>
    >>> Unfortunately, in the legal arena, words are often re-defined for purposes
    >>> of litigation. Again, I said, I like juries....
    >>>
    >>> I bear some resentment toward the landlords that poisoned me and failed to
    >>> disclose defects in the places they put out to lease despite my informing
    >>> them of my health issues. Would a mother have some remaining ire against
    >>> someone who promulgated a paper based on a single rodent study and testified
    >>> as an expert using that same paper, despite having no clinical experience,
    >>> that was used in an unsuccessful attempt to deny a claim made by said
    >>> mother; a reasonable person might? I believe a decent, reasonable person
    >>> might try to warn an unsuspecting public of a grave and imminent danger
    >>> being perpetrated upon them. I believe Sharon Kramer is a decent, reasonable
    >>> person; I fail to hold her detractor in a similar light.
    >>>
    >>> What this man did, he did for hire. And the conclusion he reached is suspect
    >>> by many, including real doctors and researchers.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> On 2/15/08, Mike B. wrote:
    >>>> "I like juries for matters this controversial, especially when someone is
    >>>> being retaliated against by someone who has a grudge."
    >>>>
    >>>> First, that's frickin hillarious. Are you saying Kelman should have a
    >>>> jury trial because Sharon Kramer has a grudge against him? The appellate
    >>>> court seems to think she does:
    >>>>
    >>>> "Additionally, there was other evidence presented which could support a
    >>>> finding KRAMER HAD A CERTAIN ANIMOSITY AGAINST KELMAN. Kelman gave an
    >>>> expert opinion in Kramer's lawsuit against her insurance company seeking
    >>>> damages caused by the presence of mold in her home. Kelman stated there
    >>>> did not appear to be a greatly increased level of risk of mold inside the
    >>>> home compared to the levels in the air outside the home. While the Kramer
    >>>> family eventually settled and recovered damages from the insurance
    >>>> company, a reasonable jury could infer that KRAMER HARBORED SOME
    >>>> ANIMOSITY TOWARD KELMAN for providing expert services to the insurance
    >>>> company and not supporting her position." Emphasis mine.
    >>>>
    >>>> Secondly, this was a pretrial matter where Sharon Kramer filed a motion
    >>>> to strike the Kelman suit because Kramer thought it was a silly old SLAPP
    >>>> suit. No jury hears pretrial motions. The court does, though, and it held:
    >>>>
    >>>> "Kramer brought a section 425.16 motion to strike the complaint. The
    >>>> court denied the motion, concluding that although Kramer had sustained
    >>>> her burden of showing the complaint fell within the scope of section
    >>>> 425.16, subdivision (e)(3) and (4), Kelman and GlobalTox had sustained
    >>>> their burden of showing a probability they would prevail on their libel
    >>>> claim."
    >>>>
    >>>> Finally, you will have a tough time defending yourself for your
    >>>> statements about Kelman based on your "I like juries" defense for
    >>>> ignoring a court's ruling. Especially when you make essentially the exact
    >>>> statement that Kramer did and for which she is now being sued.
    >>>>
    >>>> Best of luck with that.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> On 2/15/08, Deborah wrote:
    >>>>> I like juries for matters this controversial, especially when someone is
    >>>>> being retaliated against by someone who has a grudge. Exposing the
    >>>>> fallacies that impact public health in a paper written and promulgated
    >>>>> by a principal in the company might make the exposee a bit testy. I'd
    >>>>> be curious to see if any of the "deciders" were ever involved in any
    >>>>> cases using where the disgruntled party was used as an expert witness,
    >>>>> either behind or in front of the bench; that would include law partners,
    >>>>> firms, other businesses, etc.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> On 2/15/08, Mike B. wrote:
    >>>>>> In this case, it was "judges" - the trial judge, and an appellate
    >>>>>> panel of judges who affirmed the trial judge.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> On 2/15/08, Deborah wrote:
    >>>>>>> On 2/15/08, Mike B. wrote:
    >>>>>>>>" So, you're willing to defend your statement based upon "the paper
    >>>>>>>> and the transcripts" even though there has been a finding by a
    >>>>>>>> court which says that the doctor did not alter his testimony?"
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> When you say the "court", do you mean a judge or a jury?

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