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Get Ready for Cell-Phone Lawsuits

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    Attorney Mark Lanier argues people will sue over a recent study showing a possible link between cancer and cell-phone usage.

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Lawyer you know.

You love to hate him some people like the -- who like me he's hip and we have to fix it.

To mock scenario for Malia will also joins -- -- among welcome back good to see you always great to be here first we have to ask you about the cell phone cam so -- You'll a trial lawyer up right are you -- big to bring cases to court on the basis of a statistical.

Link between cell phones and -- or do you need actual tangible scientific proof.

A public.

You gotta have two things you've got to have the statistical.

Findings okay.

But that alone -- do what you gotta have a mechanism as well scientifically plausible mechanism is the legal jargon.

What it means is this is -- -- scientific reason the radiation coming off of that phone.

Might be affecting the brain cells and -- and then -- -- you you're you're talking to the jury pool because you use the -- radiation -- would -- -- of radiation right it just I did the jury -- now no not at all it's it's a legitimate warning I think.

Come -- it's like putting a microwave -- next to your head and and special -- -- -- it's not -- absolutely and entirely different kind of and the nation it's the same kinds of my way about it's different than an X right.

Okay but it is the same kinds of microwave and that's why gets hot next year you're gonna follow suit I've got five I'm looking at right now have you really yes just like that all of -- -- I've been looking at -- -- -- -- way too so far but these are five that I haven't currently.

I'm gonna ask about the next one.

In Texas you'll -- right.

Right absolutely -- up but.

But that's what I don't I'm not.

Probably like you particularly the Oracle -- -- -- -- -- -- I'm not okay.

Loser -- Rick Perry governor of Texas has passed a law -- The English rule.

Wonderful -- bright you know I am a supporter of fair loser pays I will have to give this to our governor who is of nice -- His original law was -- pace it plaintiff loses but -- that have to.

But we stared him down we got the good help of lieutenant governor David Dewhurst hats off lieutenant governor who changed it and made it fair for both -- -- loser truly hates it so you.

Paid some politicians to -- you'll wait oh no absolutely not he got 31 out of 31 senator wrote all the Republicans all of the Democrats he put together a good compromise was just lose it is essentially yes I -- lose a place this book should -- -- -- -- meaningless.

What do -- it this version -- loser pays is actually a little more fair you don't like an annual walk.

Yeah that people want to talk about people -- line well.

He's -- -- want to run for the presidency -- I think he's sciences haven't got anything to do -- loser please I think that you know there are some rumors that he had been told the B needs to pass this even if it's a white sheet of paper that says loser -- across the top couldn't help Perry's meet President Obama not today.

In 2012.

Not not not not as things stand today -- you're the only trial lawyer an American who is a nominal Republican.

Registered Republican I prefer to say yes I don't know I'm not the only one there are lots the chairman of the Republican Party and Harris County Texas largest county Texas Republican.

So we looked down a bit questions from the assembled company for Aristide it's and it was about to taint the jury I would just like today Chris is finally got.

Ha ha Chris is shown up for work and I like the new -- -- I really I'm really into that -- -- that -- -- -- and the opera moment with the budget thanks so much to me I love your show them up.