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Defamation Suit Demanding Elsevier Retract Paper Heads Closer To Trial
TL;DRElsevier faces trial in $1B defamation case over allegedly manipulated published research.
Why it matters: Outcome could set precedent for publisher liability in peer review disputes and scientific integrity standards.
Retraction Watch reports: A trial date has been set in a $1 billion defamation case against Elsevier that alleges the company published what plaintiffs say was a manipulated study about an air purifying technology over objections from peer reviewers. The case has already cost…
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