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September 29, 2008 : Large Hadron Collider: Judge dismisses 'doomsday' lawsuit
A judge in Hawaii has dismissed a so-called "doomsday" lawsuit seeking to halt operation of the Geneva-based atom-smashing Large Haldron Collider.
The two men who filed the suit, Walter Wagner, a retired nuclear safety officer, and Luis Sancho, a Spanish science writer, argued the vast experiment could create tiny black holes or trigger other matter-morphing effects that could threaten the Earth.
The action was filed in Hawaii where the men live and sought to delay the launch of the collider pending a new safety review.
The Telegraph
