Last month in a major blow to public health Judge Irving issued a ruling in the Murray v. Motorola cell phone/brain tumor cases in DC DISALLOWING ALL OF THE PLAINTIFFS' EXPERT TESTIMONY while allowing
2 of the telecom industry's experts' testimony.
There are 13 cases, with nearly 70 pending- some have been in the court system for over 20 years. My
husband's and my case was filed in 2010.
Not only did the Judge blatantly rule to disallow the plaintiff's excellent expert testimony but there is mention of judicial error in interpretation of past rulings on
these cases from past judges (there have been several).
Judge Irving worked, years ago, for MCI telecommunications which was purchased by Verizon. Verizon is a defendant in these cases.
We do not know if his ruling was biased due to past affiliations with telecom. But we do know that it would have been in the best interest of the public if he had recused himself from hearing this case.
Coincidentally Judge Irving is up for reappointment and they are asking for input. If you do not live in the U.S. please forward this to colleagues, friends and family who do live here.
Please be polite in your submission (which is easy - follow instructions below) - we do not want to accuse him of anything. We merely think that he should have recused himself from this important case in light of his
past affiliation with telecom.
If you have questions please let me know. Thank you so very much.
Ellie Marks
California Brain Tumor Association