Tobinick, after he wrote an article on the website Science-Based Medicine, criticizing Tobinick for his shady off-label use of a drug. [Details are here on Steve's website in a post called "Another Lawsuit To Suppress Legitimate Criticism — This Time SBM." ] I have read the details, and in my humble opinion, Dr. Tobinick treatment and lawsuit by him are BS. Novella criticized Tobinick's claims of using Embrel (an immune suppressant) to treat neurological disorders like stroke or Alzheimer's disease—claims that amount to a stack of cow pies. No matter how high you stack them, cow pies are still cow pies and they just stink. Rather than produce research or medically defend his treatment, Dr. Tobinick has decided on Plan B: a lawsuit to silence the criticism as well as intimidate Science-Based Medicine (SBM). Yale University, Dr. Novella, and The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (SGU). All are named parties in the the suit. The basis of the lawsuit against Novella is not to attack his statements as libel (which they aren't); instead, Dr. Tobinick is litigating the blog post as an "attack advertisement" or a free trade lawsuit. This tactic seems intended to avoid free speech hurdles. Including Yale Neurology is necessary to justify the spurious basis of the litigation, and put pressure on Dr. Novella.