Doctor’s Data v Barrett Case  – The Discovery Dam Has Been Burst…  Part Three:  Just when you think it couldn’t get any better…  It does.

OH BOY!  There is an even BETTER development in the Doctor’s Data v Barrett federal court case. Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen  I had to force myself to stop laughing and mentally outline this article.

Doctor’s Data v Barrett Case – The Discovery Dam Has Been Burst… Part Two: The Financial Documents

  Get your sense of humor out, perhaps.  Perhaps not. Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen    As I pointed out in my last article “Part One – The Privilege Removal” Doctor’s Data had filed TWO SEPARATE Motions to Compel in the Doctor’s Data v Barrett case, asking the judge to issue a court Order … Continue reading Doctor’s Data v Barrett Case – The Discovery Dam Has Been Burst… Part Two: The Financial Documents

Doctor’s Data v Barrett Update – 8/8/12

Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen  It’s time for another chuckle. Things are not going well for Stephen Barrett and his Cronies in the Doctor’s Data v Barrett, et al, federal court case.  They are in the Discovery phase and it appears that Barrett, et al, are desperately trying to avoid releasing information that could, … Continue reading Doctor’s Data v Barrett Update – 8/8/12

“We Interrupt This Broadcast…”  Total Victory in Texas – Austin Autism Care Clinics’ Jesus Caquias MD Totally Exonerated…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen    The empire that, for years, was constructed around Failed MD Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch infamy is crumbling rapidly.  Barrett, himself, is being sued into oblivion in the Doctor’s Data v Barrett, et al, federal court case in Chicago.  As we sit here reading Barrett’s life is being torn … Continue reading “We Interrupt This Broadcast…”  Total Victory in Texas – Austin Autism Care Clinics’ Jesus Caquias MD Totally Exonerated…

“Amazing” Meeting – Randi Gathers the Orcs…

Every year, for several years now, James Randi, he who calls himself “The Amazing Randi,” and his James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) puts on a so-called “skeptic” (pseudo-skeptic) event in Las Vegas, where he invites, and gets, a coterie of weirdos slithering into a four-day meeting where they can lick his feet. Opinion by Consumer … Continue reading “Amazing” Meeting – Randi Gathers the Orcs…

Steven Salzberg – PseudoScience’s Dim Bulb…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen  It is time for a laugh… The pseudo-skeptic mini-machine is jam-packed with losers – from those that totally hide behind fake internet names to those that (snicker here) pad their resumés with high-sounding, but near-worthless, qualifications, to attempt to convince a reader that they know what they are talking … Continue reading Steven Salzberg – PseudoScience’s Dim Bulb…

Fact:  The Texas Jury Is Going To Hate Brian Deer…  And that would spell THE END for the British Medical Journal…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Tuesday, March 20th, 2012   Something is very clear to me.  It’s this:  Brian Deer is coming apart under pressure.   Deer was the instrument used against Andrew Wakefield over the MMR vaccine issue. With, or without, his consent he has become, and will continue to act, as the instrument … Continue reading Fact:  The Texas Jury Is Going To Hate Brian Deer…  And that would spell THE END for the British Medical Journal…

I Found The Quackbuster Money Trail…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   For years I have been monitoring the operations of a group that originally called itself the “Quackbusters.” The name was a play on the popularity of the movie “Ghostbusters.”  The reality is that there was, and is now, an organized conspiracy, centered in the US, to control, through … Continue reading I Found The Quackbuster Money Trail…

US Federal Agents Arrest Top “Skeptic…”

Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen    Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at things, I, Tim Bolen, have become a primary information source about an organization that, for purposes of intentional misinformation, calls itself “the quackbusters.” I have OTHER NAMES  for them.  So do their victims.  Some of those names, but not … Continue reading US Federal Agents Arrest Top “Skeptic…”

Stephen Barrett’s Personal Attorney (David Wilzig) Sued For Malicious Prosecution…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen    Attorneys that work with, or for, Stephen Barrett do not do well. David Wilzig, one of Barrett’s latest personal attorneys, is developing significant problems.  He was suing, obviously working with Barrett, a slew of Biological Dentists, each case mirroring the last, with the same tired refrain – that “Biological … Continue reading Stephen Barrett’s Personal Attorney (David Wilzig) Sued For Malicious Prosecution…

In Texas…

Texas is a major battle ground in the health wars.  Always has been.  Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen April 7th, 2011 What is different now is that the pace has been stepped up. “Defense” is last year’s strategy – it got part of the job done. Now there is a shift – a big … Continue reading In Texas…

“Assisting Government” – The New Legal Argument for Nutbags…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Wednesday, March 30th, 2011   I simply cannot get over the fact that Stephen Barrett actually found attorneys who would write legal papers demanding that he, Barrett, be declared the Czar/God of US health care and Dismiss the Doctor’s Data v Barrett, et al, case on the basis that … Continue reading “Assisting Government” – The New Legal Argument for Nutbags…

Captain Screwloose (Stephen Barrett) Runs For Cover…

I predicted this would happen months ago in the Doctor’s Data v Stephen Barrett Federal Court case. Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen  On August 25th, 2010, in an article called “Has Stephen Barrett’s “Puppet Master” Appeared? “ I said: “So, what do I think will happen now?  Instead of a “legal” Defense, they’re going to … Continue reading Captain Screwloose (Stephen Barrett) Runs For Cover…

AAPS  Wallops Texas Medical Board…

Fasten your seat belt. Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen  Yes, this story about the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) chewing up the Texas Medical Board in a Federal Appeals Court is already all over the internet.  However, not one of the stories tell you what’s going on behind the scenes.  And, that’s … Continue reading AAPS  Wallops Texas Medical Board…

Doctor’s Data V Barrett, et al -The NCAHF Board Members are Screwed – REALLY Screwed…

I admit it.  I love telling a good story.  Give me a chance and I’ll drag out the good parts, throwing in laughs here and there.  Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen  The story, of course, I’m telling today is about the Doctor’s Data v Stephen Barrett Federal Court case, which is, by far, the most important … Continue reading Doctor’s Data V Barrett, et al -The NCAHF Board Members are Screwed – REALLY Screwed…

Barrett Gets the Attorney He Deserves…

  I enjoy writing about the Doctor’s Data v Barrett case.  Every time I turn around and look to see what’s happening another guffaw exits my system, for once more, seemingly out of nowhere sometimes, comes one more patent example that there is, in fact, a divine justice in the world. Opinion by Consumer Advocate … Continue reading Barrett Gets the Attorney He Deserves…

Federal Summons Issued For NCAHF…

We have to keep our eye on the Doctor’s Data v Barrett, et al, Federal case.  Something new is always happening, or at least brewing.  Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen  Here is the latest Pacer record: “SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant The National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. (vcf, ) (Entered: 08/11/2010)”

Doctor’s Data Laboratory Files Federal Lawsuit Against Barrett, Quackwatch, NCAHF, Consumer Health Digest..

Stephen Barrett, who has no income of his own, he claims, had to go to his wife Judith the other day, I think, and say“Honey, I need an increase in my allowance this month.  I’m getting sued in Fed Court in Chicago now, and I’m going to need $250,000 this month as a retainer, and … Continue reading Doctor’s Data Laboratory Files Federal Lawsuit Against Barrett, Quackwatch, NCAHF, Consumer Health Digest..

David Gorski MD – “Orac the Nipple Ripper…”

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen  I’ve been wondering who would pick up the reins of the quackbuster  operation once Stephen Barrett croaks, which could be very soon.   I think I found the candidate.  He’s perfect for the job – has all of the right qualifications, and seems eager to fill the spot. For … Continue reading David Gorski MD – “Orac the Nipple Ripper…”

US Supreme Court Upholds “Ongom;” Quackbuster “Plan of ’96” Foiled…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate  Tim Bolen    The New York ad agency that actually runs the US “quackbuster” operation has to be, this week, taking extra blood-pressure medication, avoiding telephone calls from angry clients demanding to know why the “Plan of ’96” isn’t going to work as promised, anymore.