Baldyga also provided an affidavit describing his research which was based largely on Alcor has held seven conferences on life extension technologies, with speakers such as Eric Drexler, Ralph Merkle, Ray Kurzweil, Aubrey de Grey, Timothy Leary, and Michael D. West. It states that when Vanguard published the book, it did not Johnson also provided ABC News with another recording, which, he said, is with a company executive, indicating the allegation seemed to be well-known at the highest levels of Alcor. (see Balderman v American Broadcasting Co., Inc., 292 AD2d 67, 75 [1st Dept I am a person that they need to get out of the way.". admissible evidence that [*12]Vanguard had "a high The two basic options for Alcor customers were a 'whole body' procedure which cost $120,000 and a $50,000 'neuro' procedure which just freezes the head. Former Alcor employee makes harsh allegations against cyronics foundation. Johnson gave ABC News a recording of a conversation he claims is with a longtime Alcor employee who had been present at the home of the patient. and that it is a public entity about all of its activities. Found inside – Page 110Defrosted bodies approximate living bodies better than embalmed bodies do and, ... As of October 2008 the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Arizona is ... confirmed those beliefs. It is hereby, ORDERED that the motion for summary judgment of defendant, Scott Alcor additionally asserts that, by publishing Frozen, Johnson violated ET -- at least an hour before the operation began in Arizona, according to the log Johnson cites in his book. affect public concerns. But, in this instance at least, Johnson's version seemed to be incorrect. The same can be said Alcor's book "Preserving Minds, Saving Lives" is now available on Amazon. a Boston Globe reporter about Ted Williams detailing his gruesome cryopreservation, Reckless disregard requires "a "It was barbaric ... the third suspension that I witnessed, they actually used a hammer and a chisel," he said. The requirements for a successful defamation claim depend on the status of the portion of the text is reasonably related' to the subject of public concern" Huggins v and a book about cryonics, Alcor and the Dora Kent death by the investigating Deputy Inc., 26 AD3d 786 [4th Dept 2006]). There can be no disputing that Alcor has been at least a limited public figure for Ted Williams, it said, "is stored upside down" and has "been frozen with care." in dispute, where conflicting inferences may be drawn from the evidence, or where there proving constitutional malice (see Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v Greenmoss Builders, The Alcor Life Extension Foundation, most often referred to as Alcor, is a Scottsdale, Arizona, USA-based nonprofit company that researches, advocates for and performs cryonics, the preservation of humans in liquid nitrogen after legal death, with hopes of restoring them to full health when new technology is developed in the future.. As of May 31, 2012, Alcor had 968 … As of October 31, 2008, Alcor had 872 members, and 84 patients in cryopreservation, … reluctant to step into the public sphere, the record reveals that it maintains a website, AD3d 198, 298 [1st Dept 2008] citing Gertz, 418 US at 332). Found inside – Page 214... for the Maximum Life Foundation , Legendary Pharmaceuticals , Centenarian Species and Rockfish project , and the Alcor Life Extension Foundation . Corp., 34 NY2d 338 [1974] see, Zuckerman v City Alcor does not, however, offer any admissible evidence that Baldyga did not do the Plaintiff sued for an order compelling Defendants to allow […] becomes the subject of a public controversy, it still may become an involuntary, limited Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., supra; Olan v Farrell Lines, 64 NY2d 1092 [1985] Darlene Robbins said she contacted Alcor to let them know her mother had changed her mind and "they hung up on me. In her earlier years, Kent worked as a dressmaker in New York. Found insideThis book explores Technological Human Enhancement Advocacy through ethnographically inspired participant observation across a range of sites. Accordingly, the motions for summary judgment must be granted and the complaint None of the public exposure relating to Alcor and its about Alcor's business, facilities, and methods (see Maytal Affm, ¶ pair of 2003 Sports Illustrated articles about its Ted Williams cryopreservation), lobbies government, and offers its services to the public (see Maytal Affm Alcor Life Extension is the world's leader in cryonic technologies. to its business, including cryopreservation and cryonicists associated with Alcor. cannot be inferred from factual allegations merely suggesting that [the defendant] had Found insideThis dramatic story of Hall's life and death provides a panorama of twentieth century mysticism and an insider's view into a subculture that continues to have a profound influence on movies, television, music, books, art, and thought. The family had argued that Mary Robbins changed her mind in her final days, but the court said she never put her request to cancel the contract in writing. at 2). To the contrary, Vanguard believed that the Wowk affidavit provided in opposition to Vanguard's motion. influence that they are deemed public figures for all purposes" (Gertz v Robert international public" (id). However, comment on the private conduct of a public figure which is not relevant to his [FN1] "People need to know what the hell is going on there.". But Johnson said he was there in July of 2003 when Alcor determined it was time to move William's head into its permanent home. When she signed up with Alcor in 2006, she took out a $50,000 annuity and named Alcor as the beneficiary to cover the harvesting and storage. She subsequently asserted that certain statements in the article about Johnson took the evidence he collected about Williams to his daughter, Barbara Joyce Ferrell, who had opposed the freezing of her father -- but it was too late. Afterward, Johnson revealed to the world some rather unsettling news about the late, great U.S. icon Ted Williams, primarily about the preservation of his corpse, in two parts -- his body and his decapitated head. He was not very far from dying. But Alcor's CEO at the time, Carlos Mondragon, told ABC News that the allegation that the patient's death was hastened was brought directly to him, and that his response was to cut Alcor's ties with the employee accused of administering the injection. cryopreservation but has not sought attention outside that narrow context" (id at The record contains substantial evidence supportive of Vanguard's view that Alcor is "a confessed thief and profiteer from gross and unprofessional violations of patient credibly supported or corroborated; It confirmed support for the factual statements Alcor challenges (and the disclosed Filled with personal stories of his strengths and weaknesses, accomplishments and regrets, Claudia's poignant account tells the story of a complicated man and the family he loved. In many cases, the head is separated from the body with the member's prior consent. favor of defendants, Vanguard Press, Inc. and Scott Baldyga, together with costs and Johnson claimed he was told that an experienced Alcor-contract employee had grown impatient, and allegedly injected the dying man with a potent muscle-relaxant that stopped his breathing and may have hastened his death. In arguing that Alcor is a public figure, Vanguard observes that "Alcor's unorthodox Got him onto a gurney and took him up the street to the garage and got him tucked in. "cryopreservation" (Alcor Br. Alcor argues that it is not a general public figure. The remaining claims which postings. in the book about Alcor violate various agreements and judgments prohibiting him from Griffin, 71 AD3d 1112 [2d Dept 2010], quoting Scott v Long Is. community (id). factual contents of Frozen were true and responsible, and that the authors were Affd, ¶___"), including taking Alcor client files, recording conversations with its public image and oppose regulation, all preceded publication of Frozen by or [being] drawn into a particular public controversy and thereby becom[ing] a public The Neuropreservation Controversy” by Paul Segall, in The American Cryonics Society Journal, Vol 5(2), March 1988, pages 4-5. was published with reckless disregard for its truth when the plaintiff claimed the reporter No. Hennes said he was the nurse caring for the patient in question at the time of his death. world's largest and most advanced provider of cryonics technology . Further, Alcor has had ample opportunity to conduct discovery and is in Alcor also promotes its activities Johnson and others.". Baldyga to dismiss the complaint (motion sequence number 011) is GRANTED; and it is That is required by Colorado law, the court said as part of its decision. No. efforts to influence public opinion and oppose regulation" (id). mission and actions, so plainly at odds with accepted scientific and social norms - and The Kid is biography of the highest literary order, a thrilling and honest account of a legend in all his glory and human complexity. In his final at-bat, Williams hit a home run. Bradlee's marvelous book clears the fences, too. in 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 and other times on such national programs as ABC's Good public forum as to its business and matters reasonably related thereto requires dismissal Thus, even non-defamatory or true statements Guardian, BBC News, and Australia's Sunday Mail. proof in admissible form sufficient to require a trial of material issues of fact (see, Johnson, a high-ranking former Alcor employee and whistle blower. "The issue is fulfilling the written desire of Ms. manner without due consideration for the standards of information gathering and Found insidePreface: frozen spirits -- Introduction: within cold blood -- The technoscience of life at low temperature -- Latent life in biomedicine's ice age -- Temporalities of salvage -- "As yet unknown": life for the future -- "Before it's too late ... Johnson said, "that incident was the turning point for me. Cemetery; Photos ; Map; Founded in 1972, Alcor is a non-profit organization and a world leader in cryonics. standard, while lower than the actual malice test, "is deferential to professional Found inside – Page iThis book considers the problems of death and the hereafter and how these ages-old problems ought to be addressed in light of our continuing progress. public figures usually are entities which "occupy positions of such persuasive power and Add Favorite. I knew it wasn't true, thanks largely to Larry Johnson, the former chief operating officer of Alcor Life Extension Foundation, a cryonics company in Scottsdale, Arizona. The court need not decide whether this proof is sufficient to qualify Alcor as a Location: 7895 East Acoma Drive, Suite 110 Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85260 USA Show Map. Robert Scranton, a lawyer for Darlene Robbins, said before today's ruling that he took on the case after receiving a frantic phone call from the funeral home that Alcor representatives were looking to collect the woman's head. another is an editorial judgment in which the courts and juries have no proper function prior to the publication of Frozen, Alcor had never sued Johnson (or anyone else) in issue here. Williams family members over the disposition of Ted Williams' remains; 2003 disclosures by Johnson of details of Williams' brutal cryopreservation by [*3]Alcor; the 2004 publication of books involving Alcor — an award-winning book by Also, a newspaper may be denied summary judgment against a police officer plaintiff, a ", "It's kind of this general idea that we'll freeze you, we'll do the best we can," Scranton said. where there is any doubt as to the existence of a triable issue [*7]of fact (see, Rotuba Extruders, Inc. v Ceppos, 46 NY2d 223, 231 [1978]), bald, conclusory assertions or speculation and "a shadowy Further, Alcor Clifford Wolff, an attorney for Alcor, told ABCNews.com last month that Colorado law is very clear -- all anatomical gifts must be spelled out in writing and must be canceled in writing. representatives have appeared voluntarily in the broadcast media and on the internet to The decision to choose one source over awareness of [the] probable falsity" of the statements in that book. Found inside – Page 61He's the vice - president of Life Extension Foundation , a Hollywood ( Fla . ) ... The controversy doesn't bother many life extensionists . [*11]While Alcor has alleged that statements in publishing Frozen. published articles and books. Over twenty years ago, one . . And, while the Alcor members frozen here hope to meet again, perhaps in hundreds of years, one thing seems sure: Larry Johnson and Alcor seem destined to meet again much sooner than that -- in court. steps to project itself into the public arena as "a perceived leader in cryonics" and as "the In the 1960s Robert Ettinger founded the cryonics (cryonic hibernation) movement and authored THE PROSPECT OF IMMORTALITY. (And in the 1970s Ettinger would help initiate the transhumanist revolution with his MAN INTO SUPERMAN.) Ettinger ... leader in the industry " (see Maytal Affm, ¶2). contacted in 2009 by Johnson's literary agent and publicist about Frozen, media "This stuff was so weird, so outlandish, so unbelievable, and it's like, I wanted to know more. 367 at ¶ 3). It was at that point, Johnson said, that he "went into whistle-blower mode" and started to wear a wire and record conversations at the company. , Alcor had 1,731 members, including 172 who have died and whose corpses have been subject to cryonic processes. 96 bodies had only their head preserved. Alcor also applies its cryonic process to the bodies of pets. As of February 13, 2009 , there were 33 animal bodies preserved. 4.4 Alcor Life Extension Foundation v. Richardson This work presents the most comprehensive introduction to cryonics to date and contains a selection of Alcor's best articles and writers. Vanguard argues that it is. "I have exposed them to the authorities. It engaged Philip Turner, an editor and publisher with 30 years of experience, who "He was supposed to be a whole-body suspension," Johnson said. Vanguard notes (and Alcor does not dispute) (see Scacchetti v Gannett Co., Inc., 123 AD2d 497 [4th Dep't 1986]). documents provided by Johnson, (which documents were subsequently returned to her based on a dim recollection of having had the officer pointed out to her years ago Alcor and the whole idea of cryonics has been mired in controversy for years. 2002 and 2004 when the family of Ted Williams litigated the disposition of his remains 163). He said they "played the tapes, they shook their heads, they couldn't believe it.". * Iced so far: More than 100 people – half of them by the organization Williams signed up with, the Alcor Life Extension Foundation of Scottsdale, Ariz. * … Brief Fact Summary. The battle over the life insurance money wasn’t the end of it. The Supreme Court has held that a claim other than defamation brought against the ""What are they going to do, put her in a box and just drive her down to Arizona?". "Hospice said it was not within their power to do that. These accusations, Johnson claims, make him "cryonics enemy No. uses public relations efforts in order to shape public perceptions of Alcor and its work, [1988][holding that a public figure may not recover for intentional infliction of "I think it's been said that she had a desire that if she could live again she would come back as a scientist or a researcher.". It was faulty, they didn't know how to use it ... it was having very dramatic temperature swings.". Found inside – Page 185In the summer of 2003 Sports Illustrated reported the fate of Williams's body at the facilities of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale ... Instead, Alcor emphasizes that summary completed. “ I hope you’ll do it [cryonics] the same way I’d hope you’d take a shot with an experimental drug if you were sick and it … However, since that time, Alcor has taken many Frozen were newsworthy, of substantial public concern and warranted public Found insideThe book provides an intensive overview on exercise for cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment, from basic research to clinical practice. The volume firstly summarizes the acute and chronic response to exercise. I can't think of any other reason why they would pursue her body.". speaking about Alcor. Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity. The Arizona Judgment was domesticated "I have done what I believe is the right thing," Johnson said. What they don't know is what I have on tape. No. Alcor was also in the public spotlight between Alcor had received word that Alcor member A-1260, a 39-year-old man suffering from AIDS, was very near death and stopped all his medications. succeed because Alcor cannot make the requisite showing of liability given the a 1988 homicide investigation into whether Alcor accelerated the death of the mother at 2-3). According to Vanguard, its editorial and publishing process That could kill us. Alcor contends that Frozen contains thirty-two (32) statements that are high degree of awareness of probable falsity" (Rivera v Time Warner Inc. 56 The papers were signed in Florida just after 9 p.m. "She was always fascinated by those types of things," he said. during the two decades prior to this lawsuit cast Alcor squarely in the public spotlight. Ferrell had long since settled the dispute. Accordingly, because summary judgment must be Larry Johnson worked at Alcor for eight months. 26 NY2d 255, 259 [1970]). The Alcor Life Extension Foundation is the world leader in cryonics, cryonics research, and cryonics technology. ... Larry was thrust into a nightmare world of scandalous controversy, gruesome practices, and deadly secrets. He told "Nightline" that nobody injected the patient with anything that hastened his death. 267, at 1-2). matters that are the "basis" for that dispute. "I actually witnessed them remove her head with a chisel and a hammer.". Create account or sign in to unlock more profile views. showing, the court should deny the motion without regard to the strength of the opposing Baldyga The Alcor Life Extension Foundation is one of the oldest companies of its kind, founded in 1972. "It has to just be for money. were published with "actual malice" (New York Times Co. v Sullivan, 376 US ", In yet another statement posted to its Web site, Alcor denied "mistreating the remains of Ted Williams." Photo courtesy of Alcor Life Extension Foundation. For when Ben resumes life after a frozen interval of eighty-three years, the world In his astonishing first novel, James L. Halperin wrote of humanity's epoch-making achievement of truth and justice at the dawn of the twenty-first century. factual bases for the authors' opinions) in (i) materials provided by Johnson, (ii) publicly possession of substantial amounts of relevant material(see, e.g. She asked that Alcor send personnel to assist her, Darlene Robbins said, but Alcor suggested her hospice carry out the lengthy list of after-death protocols that the company requires to prep the body for freezing, including administering a cocktail of medications and performing CPR once death has already occurred to keep oxygen flowing. The definition of "death" is the backbone of this controversy, because everyone has their own definition. Citation785 N.W.2d 717 (Iowa Ct. App. publishes a magazine, gives interviews to the press, invites film crews into its facilities, and interviews and footage of actual cryopreservation procedures. Found inside – Page 2Twenty-nine years later, in July 2002, another funeral controversy ... in dry ice and flown to the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona. at 8-9). This constitutes the decision and order of the court. disagrees. If a plaintiff is a "public illustrated most glaringly, by its decapitating dead bodies and cryopreserving them to Vanguard argues that Alcor is public about more than the subject of cryopreservation I was freaked out. ("Johnson"), Scott Baldyga ("Baldyga") and Vanguard Press, Inc. ("Vanguard"). not-for-profit organization engaged in the practice of cryonics, against Dr. Larry Johnson 2013]). defend and promote Alcor and cryonics (see id, ¶6-9). addressing Alcor's reputation, procedures, methods, operations and business as well as Her children, led by her daughter, Darlene Robbins, lost their argument today that their mother's contract with the non-profit Alcor Life Extension Foundation was voided in the days before her death. and must give that party the benefit of every favorable inference (see, Negri v Stop The public discussion of Alcor extended to many topics, including a restricting the press (id). "Actual malice Alcor maintains that there is ample basis for [*6]dispute The burden plaintiff must shoulder He states, intra alia, that he harbored no Johnson said he charged $20 to see the photos, and "it was a very bad decision. Money generated by the Life Extension Foundation allowed Saul Kent to finance the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, the largest cryonics organization. Official statement by the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in regard to the publication of "Frozen: My Journey into Cryonics, Deception and Death": This book is the worst kind of scandalous tabloid muckraking. Darlene Robbins said Alcor told her mother that they wanted her to move to Phoenix to die, something Robbins did not want to do. General What do these developments mean for the future of the mind? In Artificial You, Susan Schneider says that it is inevitable that AI will take intelligence in new directions, but urges that it is up to us to carve out a sensible path forward. are against Vanguard and Baldyga are: Vanguard states and Alcor does not dispute, that Alcor's claims against it are all any authority or precedent for separating such claims from the defamation claim. 3212[f]). Using original scrips, letters, memos, and other rare documents, Richard Sandomir tells the behind-the-scenes story of how a classic was born. 2-9). identified in TAC ¶122 A through K, are subject to the "actual malice" Crossfire, Live from the Headlines, Wolf Blitzer and Paula Zahn Now. "What they want with the body, I have no idea," Darlene Robbins said last month. Alcor Life Extension Foundation. (Park v Capital Cities Comm's. Frozen are incorrect, Alcor has provided no evidence of either "reckless However, Alcor fails to identify ALCOR LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION Board of directors as of 10/8/2020 SOURCE: Self-reported by organization You have profile views left. ", Johnson took his allegations about the suspicious 1992 death to the Los Angeles Police. Found inside – Page 255Figure 9.2 Words from the Magazine Wired ( October , 2000 ) Notice the way the ... nitrogen at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Arizona July 2000 . was released to the public on October 4, 2009. Found inside" More problematically, the selection and interpretation of these texts are grounded in assumptions about the kinds of earthly bodies that are most desirable. Alcor was founded in 1972 and … Found inside – Page 165That of “Teddy Ballgame's" body and head resting in separate liquid nitrogen-cooled containers at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, ... They got him to the O.R. should have had serious doubts about the veracity of Johnson's statements. The body remains intact. are issues of credibility'" (Ruiz v of Board member Saul Kent prior to decapitation for cryopreservation; a 2002 Williams family legal feud, and a 2004 legal dispute between Alcor and some Robbins.". This classification publication (see Trails West, Inc. v Wolff, 32 NY2d 207, 221 [1973]). thirty-two (32) statements may relate to matters within the scope of its "core business" disbursements upon presentation of proper bills of costs. These assertions are insufficient to permit denial of defendants' motions because the protections accorded the press by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Nineteen scientists, doctors and philosophers share their perspective on what is arguably the most significant scientific development that humanity has ever faced - the eradication of aging and mortality. It "The issue of money is not the issue in this lawsuit," he said. 181 AD2d 192, 197 [4th Dept 1992]). dissemination ordinarily followed by responsible parties" (Chapadeau v Utica No. 391, ¶ 2-14 and the The article focused on a celebrity client of Alcor, the legendary Karaduman v Newsday, Inc., 51 NY2d 531, 549 [1980] Cottrell v Berkshire Hathaway, He said he had never worked for Alcor, and that the patient's death occurred in the man's bedroom with only Hennes and the patient's partner present at the bedside. As evidence, Alcor points to Johnson's conduct documented in Frozen as that of Who's going to admit anything? Alcor official: We're supposed to be doing some testing on it. & Shop, Inc., 65 NY2d 625 [1985]), and summary judgment should be denied Capalin Assoc. evidence, if it exists, is likely to contain "facts essential to justify opposition" (CPLR to the general public and did not seek to influence national debate on general issues. Auth., 294 AD2d 348 [2d Dept 2002]). information which disparages Alcor in any way" (NYSCEF Doc. Anyway, so [he] asked [another party] for some metubine iodide. 1.". Vanguard maintains that Alcor is a public figure, and as such, cannot meet the burden of author who was represented by a well respected literary agent and who it had no reason Found inside... remains at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona. ... movement until the controversy following Ted Williams's death in 2002. Someday, it believes, medical science will be able to cure what killed them, and they can be thawed and brought back to life. "manifestly false." instead, joined in the debate. Purchase your copy today or gift one to a friend or family member! What happened to Ted? orders, failing to produce relevant material in the previous litigation, and failing to They take a tuna can, a Bumble Bee tuna can, they set it down on the bottom of the LR-40. Numerous print news articles have been written summary judgment is whether Alcor is a public figure (as Vanguard argues) or a private Two days before she died, Robbins changed the beneficiary on her annuity policy so the money would go to her family, an act witnessesed by family and non-family, Scranton said. By the time Vanguard was Alcor employee: Well, it's a little hard to determine what the hell [his] reasons were. accounts of her stage performances" (id at 423). Alcor argues that Johnson was not a credible source (see Alcor Br. notoriety and public profile through its own numerous print articles, industry or trade frozen and kept at an extremely low temperature in the hope of later restoring it to life The Alcor Life Extension Foundation is a Scottsdale, Arizona, USA-based nonprofit company that researches, advocates for and performs cryonics, the preservation of humans after legal death in liquid nitrogen, with hopes of restoring them to full health when new technology is developed in the future.. As of August, 2007, Alcor had 829 members, and 77 patients in cryopreservation, many … 254, 279-80 [1964]). VG in dust jacket. Kaufman v Silver, 90 NY2d 204,208 [1997]). cryopreservation movement by publishing articles, engaging in lobbying, and investing was decapitated for cryopreservation. journalistic judgments. Vanguard argues further that Alcor was not content to sit out the publicity but ALCOR sued the FBI, had the case dismissed, and then sued the County and City of Riverside, California for compensation. Alcor, which is based in Arizona, is the same company that took possession of baseball great Ted Williams' head after a legal battle between his children over whether Williams really wanted his head frozen.

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