{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"14: Dan Savickas, Director of Policy, Taxpayers Protection Alliance.","description":"     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\u2019s effects on the economy through research and analysis.&amp;nbsp;       &amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"The American Legal Record Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.americanlegalrecordpodcast.com\/","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/32935147"}