Journal of Toxicology and Regulatory Policy, Volume 1: Issue 1
Authored by E. Donald Elliott, Partner, E&W Law
February 7, 2025

SUMMARY
Lawyers and scientists are not merely proverbial ships passing in the night; they live on different planets mentally. As a long-time environmental lawyer and law professor who has been happily married to a distinguished toxicologist, Gail Charnley PhD, for over two decades, I have come to see how our professional training influences us to see the world differently. In this essay, I try to explain the difference between how lawyers and scientists view the world and significance of those differences for risk regulation, including the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
To access the article in its entirety, visit: https://isrtp.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/jtrp/1/1/article-p1.xml.
To download a PDF of the article, click here.