It’s the Sugar, Folks By MARK BITTMAN | February 27, 2013, 9:47 pm Sugar is indeed toxic. It may not be the only problem with the Standard American Diet, but it’s fast becoming clear that it’s the major one. A study published in the Feb. 27 issue of the journal PLoS One links increased consumption […]

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 to optimize consumer bliss. In his new book, Salt Sugar […]

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.

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 burned him up was receiving a check in the mail informing him […]

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 hand, drew in a long breath and sighed. “I […]

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 labeling. From GMOs to […]

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    

Attorney Don Barrett was interviewed on Newstalk Radio Ireland  by Brian O’Neill.       106-108fm Newstalk Radio Ireland Interview

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 Chicago ballroom to accept the Oscar of the […]

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 food industry.  The issue is misbranded food labels. BBC video: