<story><title>Case dropped against Simon Singh  </title><url>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8621880.stm</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>shrikant</author><text>From the BCA&apos;s official statement [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk/gfx/uploads/textbox/Singh/BCA%20Statement%2015th%20April%202010.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk/gfx/uploads/textbox/Singh/B...&lt;/a&gt;]:&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;[...] the BCA has taken the view that it should withdraw to avoid further legal costs being incurred by either side.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;A realisation that did not strike them until the prospect of an embarassing loss.</text></comment>
<story><title>Case dropped against Simon Singh  </title><url>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8621880.stm</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ErrantX</author><text>I hope the BCA is forced to bear the costs to Singh. I&apos;ve been following this story closely and it was setting up to be a real triumph for free reporting and science etc.&lt;p&gt;Damn the BCA for chickening out of their drubbing early :(</text></comment>