SPEAKER DETAILS
Michael Connett
Michael Connett is a partner at Siri & Glimstad LLP and lead attorney in the groundbreaking lawsuit on water fluoridation that resulted in a federal court concluding that fluoridation “poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children.” This landmark judgment has sparked legislative efforts across the U.S. to end fluoridation. Mr. Connett is now litigating the first-ever class action lawsuits against the makers of fluoride toothpaste and mouthwash for falsely advertising these products as safe for young children. Mr. Connett has studied the effects of fluoride for over twenty years. He received his law degree magna cum laude from Temple Law School where he served as editor in chief of the Temple Law Review.
PRESENTATION
AN UNREASONABLE RISK: THE FEDERAL COURT VERDICT AGAINST WATER FLUORIDATION
FRI., OCT. 16 AT 1:45 PM
In September 2024, a federal district court issued a landmark judgment on water fluoridation. The court concluded that "fluoridation of water at 0.7 milligrams per liter (“mg/L”)-–the level presently considered “optimal” in the United States–-poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children." In this presentation, Michael Connett—the lead attorney for the Plaintiffs—will discuss the government admissions, scientific research and expert testimony that led to this groundbreaking legal victory.