The Secret Life of (Mass) Torts: The 'Bendectin Litigation' and the Construction of Law-science Knowledges
Gary Edmond, David Mercer · University of New South Wales law journal · 1997
The United States litigation surrounding birth defects allegedly caused by the morning sickness drug Bendectin has received considerable attention in legal literature. The Bendectin litigation is often used as an exemplary case of the promotion by the legal system of ''unreliable'' science. In this framework, the Bendectin litigation has been interpreted as a form of illegitimate de facto regulation of the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and a massive waste of scientific, financial and judicial resources.