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February 26, 2013 – How The Food Industry Manipulates Taste Buds With ‘Salt Sugar Fat’ How The Food Industry Manipulates Taste Buds With ‘Salt Sugar Fat’ by Nell Boeschenstein February 26, 2013 1:20 PM Dealing Coke to customers called “heavy users.” Selling to teens in an attempt to hook them for life. Scientifically tweaking ratios of salt, sugar and fat…
January 14, 2013 – BBC Business Daily – Food lawsuits Food lawsuits How anti-tobacco lawyers found a new target – food companies which miss-label products. Lesley Curwen talks to US lawyer Don Barrett who is suing various food companies and Patrick Basham of the Cato Institute who is skeptical about the value of the lawsuits.
December 28, 2012 – TriCities – Gas Royalty Dispute Between Mineral Owners, Producers Returns To Back Burner Gas Royalty Dispute Between Mineral Owners, Producers Returns To Back Burner Posted: Saturday, February 21, 2009 7:03 am | Updated: 5:21 pm, Fri Dec 28, 2012. Daniel Gilbert Kyle Robinson didn’t want to lease his gas rights to a corporation, but what really…
November 30, 2012 – Decision in coalbed methane class-action suit not likely anytime soon BRISTOL HERALD COURIER Posted: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:06 pm BY MICHAEL L. OWENS “ABINGDON, Va. –– After nearly four hours of questioning lawyers on the wonky world of coalbed methane and class-action court procedure, U.S. Magistrate Judge Pamela Meade Sargent rested a chin on her…
November 19, 2012 – Food Nation Radio Network interview Attorney Don Barrett was interviewed by by Elizabeth Dougherty, of the “Food Nation Radio Network“. “On Food Nation Radio Network this week, we spoke with one of the same attorneys who took on the tobacco companies. Now, he has turned his attention to the very hot topic of truth in food…
November 15, 2012 – 1290 AM CJBK, London ON Radio Show Interview Attorney Don Barrett was interviewed on the CJBK, London ON radio show by Andy Oudman and Pam Killeen about his lawsuits against Big Food. CJBK 1290AM Canadian Radio Interview
November 14, 2012 – 106-108fm Newstalk Radio Ireland Attorney Don Barrett was interviewed on Newstalk Radio Ireland by Brian O’Neill. 106-108fm Newstalk Radio Ireland Interview
MotherJones – November / December 2012 Issue – Big Sugar’s Sweet Little Lies Big Sugar’s Sweet Little Lies How the industry kept scientists from asking: Does sugar kill? —By Gary Taubes and Cristin Kearns Couzens |November/December 2012 Issue On a brisk spring Tuesday in 1976, a pair of executives from the Sugar Association stepped up to the podium of a…
November 5, 2012 – Advocate Capital, Inc. Law Firm Financing Blog; Tobacco Lawyer, Don Barrett Fighting to Impact Behavior in Food Industry Advocate Capital, November 5, 2012, by Lisa Wagner Advocate Capital friend and client Don Barrett, renowned for his success in leading the fight in the tobacco litigation is now focusing on making an impact on behavior in the…
October 31, 2012 – A Timeline of Sugar Spin A Timeline of Sugar Spin How the sweets industry won America’s heart—and gut. —By Maddie Oatman | Wed Oct. 31, 2012 2:03 AM PDT It’s striking to realize that such a basic commodity—a substance we spoon into our coffee every day and use in almost everything we bake—may play a causative…