[FreePaul]

The verdict brings to an ignominious end one of the most significant criminal prosecutions the government had ever filed against a corporate polluter.

Sounds as if the writer is a little biased. From the verdict it seems that the government filed against a non-polluter.

[CutePuppy]

Forgot to add this to my warning about the LAT and the writer. His bias is obvious throughout the article, and it's amazing that such a high publicity case is practically invisible in the news, no doubt because of the outcome.

Media (except WSJ editorials) were also silent with the silicone breast implants cases that were fraudulent, and several other asbestos cases.

Suing companies for harm ex post facto, after material was declared harmful is an abuse of legal system to begin with, not even including the misconduct of prosecutors in withholding information from defense and making deals with interested parties for false testimony.