Scientist who testified in IBM trial withdraws article: A scientist who testified at the IBM toxics trial has withdrawn a scholarly article about cancer rates at the computer company after it warned that publication would violate a court order.
Boston University epidemiologist Richard Clapp co-wrote an article for a medical journal analyzing IBM's employee mortality records. A judge prohibited Clapp's analysis of that data from being introduced at the company's recent trial in Silicon Valley. Two former employees who worked at IBM's San Jose plant sued the computer giant, contending that they developed cancer from their exposure to toxic chemicals. Although a Santa Clara County jury in February found in favor of IBM, the company still faces about 200 similar lawsuits.
