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:  

A Timeline of Sugar Spin How the sweets industry won America’s heart—and gut. —By Maddie Oatman  | Wed Oct. 31, 2012 2:03 AM PDT It’s striking to realize that such a basic commodity—a substance we spoon into our coffee every day and use in almost everything we bake—may play a causative role in some of […]

Document Dive: What’s Inside the Sugar Industry’s Filing Cabinets? Internal papers reveal a strategy to safeguard sugar from “opportunists,” “pseudoscientists,” and “enemies.” —By Maya Dusenbery | Wed Oct. 31, 2012 2:03 AM PDT Gary Taubes and Cristin Kearns Couzens relied on more than 1,500 pages of internal sugar industry documents for their exposé “Big Sugar’s […]

Attorney Don Barrett was interviewed on the KUOW Weekday Show back in August. “Anti-Tobacco Lawyers Take on ‘Big Food’: Large food companies like PepsiCo and Heinz have recently attracted some unwanted attention from a few big-time lawyers. Attorneys who won anti-tobacco cases in the ’90s are going after what they’re calling “Big Food.” They’re saying […]

Attorney Don Barrett joins Mike McConnell on Chicago’s WGN Radio to discuss his recent allegations of big food companies mislabeling, and misleading consumers.