1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Dan Savickas, director of policy for the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, appeared on The American Legal Podcast to discuss the economic effects of &quot;junk science&quot; used in mass tort litigation against companies like Monsanto, for its weedkiller, Roundup, and Johnson &amp;amp; Johnson for products containing talc. The term &quot;junk science&quot; is used to describe theories and methods that are presented as evidentiary science in the courtroom despite lacking substantive research. &amp;nbsp; BIO: Daniel Savickas is the director of policy for The Taxpayers Protection Alliance, a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on the government’s effects on the economy through research and analysis.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The American Legal Record Podcast http://www.americanlegalrecordpodcast.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/32935147/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/32935147