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Today’s post is a little different, in that it involves not an order, but a Motion for Relief from Judgment and to File an Amended Complaint (the “Motion”) filed by Pecos River Talc (“Plaintiff”) against Dr. Jacqueline Miriam Moline (“Dr. Moline”). Pecos River Talc LLC v. Moline, 3:23-cv-02990, Doc. No. 47-1 (D.N.J. Apr. 29, 2025).  Dr. Moline is a serial expert on behalf of plaintiffs in the cosmetic talcum powder litigation, and she was the lead author on a paper entitled “Mesothelioma Associated with the Use of Cosmetic Talc” (the “Article”).  The article was faked, as we originally discussed, here, in our “Stupid Expert Tricks Redux” post. That’s even clearer now, as the Motion we discuss here identifies bombshell, newly discovered evidence that undercuts the foundation of the Article and Dr. Moline’s opinions. This is a true “smoking gun.”Continue Reading The Perils of Moline, Part II – Persistence Prevails in Re-Identifying Plaintiffs in Cosmetic Talc Article

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Three years ago we published a lengthy post, “Stupid Expert Tricks,” detailing several of the other side’s egregious attempts at passing off junk science “experts” as the real thing, along with our side’s trials and tribulations during the course of unmasking these phonies.  Our rogues’ gallery contained:  In In re Zofran (Ondansetron) Products Liability Litigation, 392 F. Supp.3d 179, 181-87 (D. Mass. 2019) (Zambelli-Weiner); In re 3M Bair Hugger Litigation, 924 N.W.2d 16, 19 (Minn. App. 2019) (Augustine); In re Mirena IUD Levonorgestrel-Related Products Liability Litigation (No. II), 341 F. Supp.3d 213, 222-23, 229-32 (S.D.N.Y. 2018) (Etminan); Gerke v. Travelers Casualty Insurance Co., 289 F.R.D. 316, 328-29 (D. Or. 2013) (Painter); McClellan v. I-Flow Corp., 710 F. Supp.2d 1092, 1119-25 (D. Or. 2010) (Matsen); Nelson v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 1998 WL 1297690, at *4, 7-8 (W.D. Tenn. Aug. 31, 1998), aff’d, 243 F.3d 244 (6th Cir. 2001) (Kilburn); and Wade-Greaux v. Whitehall Laboratories, Inc., 874 F. Supp. 1441, 1559-62 (D.V.I. 1994), aff’d mem., 46 F.3d 1120 (3d Cir. 1994) (Gilbert).

We’ve found another one – this time from talc litigation.Continue Reading Stupid Expert Tricks Redux