Legal Opinion
Reuber v. Food Chemical News, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1991No. 88-2641PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Melvin Reuber was employed as a scientist at a research center operated for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). While operating under the aegis of the NCI, Reuber disseminated his own research and took other actions which created the misleading impression that the NCI had reversed its official position that the pesticide malathion was a non-carcinogen. By such actions, Reuber, a self-styled whistleblower, entered the public controversy swirling around malathion’s safety. In response to Reuber’s involvement, his supervisor issued a letter of reprimand which criticized…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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