Dan Savickas, director of policy for the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, appeared on The American Legal Podcast to discuss the economic effects of "junk science" used in mass tort litigation against companies like Monsanto, for its weedkiller, Roundup, and Johnson & Johnson for products containing talc. The term "junk science" is used to describe theories and methods that are presented as evidentiary science in the courtroom despite lacking substantive research. BIO: Daniel Savickas is the director of policy for The Taxpayers Protection Alliance, a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on the government's effects on the economy through research and analysis.