Dear Friends,
On Wednesday, attorneys for both the plaintiffs (Fluoride Action Network) and defendants (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) gave their opening statements, and plaintiffs called our first expert witness to the stand, Howard Hu, MD, MPH, ScD. Our attorneys will be calling at least one, and possibly two, expert witnesses to the stand today. I’ll be publishing a follow-up bulletin with written summaries of Wednesday and today’s court proceedings, but in the meantime, I have two time-sensitive reminders to share with you, as well as links to some of the media coverage from the past several days.
Today’s Hearing
First, the trial will continue today at 8:00 a.m. (Pacific) / 11:00 a.m. (Eastern). While the court’s website says the start time is 8:30, yesterday they started early, so I would suggest logging into Zoom closer to 8:00 a.m. (Pacific) to ensure you don’t miss a moment of action. The trial will continue at this same start time on Friday, February 2nd as well.
Please save the Zoom information below to watch the proceedings live. The login information and link will remain the same throughout the remainder of the trial. The court is recording everything, but we don’t know when they’ll post the videos to their website. As soon as they do, we’ll share them with you.
HOW TO WATCH THE TRIAL:
Attend in Person:
San Francisco Courthouse, Courtroom 5 – 17th Floor
450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
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- Visitors are required to show an I.D. and follow the court’s safety protocols, including wearing masks.
- Public seating in the courtroom is limited and will be first-come, first-served.
- Courtroom doors will open at 8:00 a.m. each morning.
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Watch or Listen:
Live Stream on Zoom
https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.
Webinar ID: 161 991 1861
Password: 912881
Join by Phone
Phone: (669) 254-5252 or (646) 828-7666
International numbers: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.
Website Survey
Second, if you haven’t already, please take a few minutes to complete the short survey on how the Fluoride Action Networkcan improve our website (www.fluoridealert.org). We’re in the process of a complete redesign and update and would really appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Please submit your answers today!
SURVEY LINK: https://survey.sogolytics.com/
Recent Media Coverage
There’s been some good media coverage of our trial so far, though we’d like to see more considering this trial will impact over 200 million Americans. Please keep sharing our press release, writing letters to the editor, and using the hashtag #FluorideLawsuit on social media. Every little bit of promotion adds up.
- Bloomberg law: “Fluoride Science on Trial in Case With Broader Chemical Impacts”
- Law 360 (Subscription required): “Fluoride Risk Trial Opens With Claim Exposure Drops Kids’ IQ”
- Peshtigo Times: “Peshtigo Native Fights for Water Safety in Federal Lawsuit”
Our lead attorney, Michael Connett, was also interviewed on Tuesday, before the start of the trial, on The Kim Iversen show. The YouTube version of this interview already has over 50,000 views in just over a day. Click below to watch:
Sincerely,
Stuart Cooper
Executive Director
Fluoride Action Network
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