[the_omnivore] British Medical Journal sued by leading vitamin researcher

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Dr Matthias Rath sues British Medical Journal (BMJ) over false and malicious

claims.

 

 

In July 2006 the British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a highly defamatory

article alleging that Dr Matthias Rath, a leading vitamin researcher, was

standing trial in a German court for " fraud " in relation to the death of a young

cancer patient. The BMJ's article also discredited Dr Rath and the effect of

treatments which result from his research in the field of natural control of

cancer.

 

None of these allegations were true.

 

Because the biased nature of the article clearly had only one benefactor -

the multi-billion pound market for pharmaceutical cancer drugs, including

chemotherapy - Dr Rath felt that he had no option but to file a lawsuit against

the

BMJ seeking a retraction, an apology and payment of damages for the harm done

by its publication.

 

In September 2006, after a British judge stated that these false accusations

were among the severest possible, the BMJ finally published a full retraction

of the article and an apology to Dr Rath.

 

Subsequently, in early 2007 - perhaps fearing that the

scientifically-established facts about the health benefits of vitamins would be

heard in court and

thereby widely publicised - the BMJ decided to file an application asking the

court to rule that Dr Rath should accept an out-of-court settlement of

£100,000.

 

As a result, and in return for the BMJ paying these staggering damages to Dr

Rath, the court has now allowed it to avoid the full case being heard in front

of a judge.

 

The Case of the British Medical Journal

 

http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/THE_FOUNDATION/bmj_timeline.htm  

 

9 January 2007 The assessment of the damages payable to Dr. Rath by the BMJ

will go on trial in a London court in spring 2007. In this context, Dr. Rath

addresses the editor of the BMJ with today's open letter.

http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/THE_FOUNDATION/openletter_bmj.htm

 

http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/pdf-files/future-london-march07.pdf

 

http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/

 

 

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