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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The New Yorker named THE PAIN BROKERS one of the Best Books of the Year (So Far) back in February, and it's back on the list, alongside @praddenkeefe.bsky.social's London Falling and Jill Lepore's new book. I'm so grateful to Casey Cep for her review!

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Longreads @longreads.com · 07/08/2026

This week's #longreads Top 5 includes: -Behind the blockade (@apnews.com) -Splendid scribbles (@eater.bsky.social) -Greenest green (@newyorker.com) -New nuptials norm (@newlinesmag.bsky.social) -Tasteless tomatoes (Offrange) longreads.com/2026/08/07/t...

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week - Longreads

War stories, new colors, and the joy in getting hands on in art and gardening.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Hey, hey, what does The Pain Brokers have in common with gambling and Nintendo? A: Love from Amazon's senior editor Lindsay Powers! Thanks to Lindsay and Amazon Books for including The Pain Brokers on the Best Business & Leadership Books of 2026 So Far!

The Pain Brokers as a Best Business and Leadership Book of 2026 So Far.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

If I missed you at a book talk, it's not too late to join me and Brian Fitzpatrick on C-SPAN2 this Thursday at 4:55 PM. (If you work a normal day and can't claim us as research, you can watch anytime here: www.c-span.org/event/book-t...)

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Hi New York friends, I'm headed your way in the morning for two awesome events about The Pain Brokers. I hope you can join us for one or both! Tomorrow kicks off with an awesome panel of scholars @howarderichson.bsky.social, @gilatjbachar.bsky.social, Myriam Gilles, & Tony Sebok at Cardozo Law.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Thanks for an awesome book festival, LA! Be sure to check out They Poisoned the World (@mariahblake.bsky.social), No More Tears (Gardiner Harris), and The Pain Brokers (me). Huge thanks to @corinnepurtill.bsky.social for moderating and to the LA Times Festival of Books for hosting me.

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Alani Golanski @alanigolanski.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

If interested in disrupting your entire week, J Chhabria has issued this order in the Roundup lit permitting all amicus filings, support for motions to enjoin the Mo class cert due April 16 (unfair re notice, futures, &c) -- @alahav.bsky.social , @eburch.bsky.social , @profadamszimmerman.bsky.social

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Howie Erichson @howarderichson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I'm looking forward to participating in this @cardozolaw.bsky.social symposium about @eburch.bsky.social's important new book about the darker sides of mass tort litigation.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Stoked to have a sold out panel in LA this Saturday with Gardiner Harris and @mariahblake.bsky.social! If you're in LA and can't get in to talk with us about dark money, corporate wrongdoing, and lawyer shenanigans, come by and say hi in Signing Area 3 after the panel, at around 11:30!

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

So happy to be in Chicago talking with @northwesternlaw.bsky.social students about The Pain Brokers today! Up next: @barbarasbookstore.bsky.social tomorrow, April 10, at 5:00 PM (Macy's location) with the fabulous Myram Gilles. Hope y'all can join us!

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Hi Chicago friends! I'm heading your way this week to talk about The Pain Brokers with the brilliant Myriam Gilles. Please join us if you're in the area--we'd love to say hi.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Chameleon just released an episode dedicated to The Pain Brokers. Once a scammer has your medical history, the rest becomes disturbingly easy. Listen to hear two key voices in the book: Sharon Gore & Ron Lasorsa. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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The Mesh Mill: How Scammers Took Advantage of Women's Pain

Podcast Episode · Chameleon · April 2 · 39m

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Hey Nashville! Today, April 1 (no fooling), I'll be talking with Prof. Brian Fitzpatrick about The Pain Brokers. Law + medicine + so many shenanigans. Come join us at 5:30 at the Vanderbilt Bookstore on West End.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Thrilled to kick off the Prawfsblawg symposium on The Pain Brokers with a powerful essay by Myriam Gilles. Her core insight: this isn't just a story about fraud--it's what happens when civil litigation learns to operate without clients. Check out the claims pipeline. prawfsblawg.com/symposium-th...

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Symposium: The Women Who Disappeared Inside Their Own Lawsuits

Explore the unsettling truths behind pelvic mesh litigation in 'The Pain Brokers,' revealing systemic issues in civil justice and client dispossession.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

HAPPENING TODAY! Come check out my friend's new bookstore in Kennesaw, GA, and say hi at 4:00 PM!

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Hi to my Greenville, SC friends! I'll be up your way on Tuesday, March 24 at 5:30 PM for a conversation with Prof. Carmela Epright of Furman University. We'll be at one of my favorite bookstores, M. Judson Booksellers talking about The Pain Brokers. I'd love to say hi if you can make it!

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Looking forward to joining @mariahblake.bsky.social (The Poisoned the World) and Gardiner Harris (No More Tears) for a discussion moderated by @corinnepurtill.bsky.social on corporate power, law, and public health at the L.A. Times Festival of Books on April 18 at 10:30 AM. Hope you can join us!

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Hi friends! I'm hitting the road with The Pain Brokers and would really love to see y'all. Please come say hi if you can make it! ❤️📚

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I’m heading to Marietta on March 21 for a conversation about The Pain Brokers at The Brown Dog Bookshop with Dale Hughes. If you’re nearby, come say hello. RSVP — space is limited. www.thebrowndogbookshop.com/events/meet-...

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Thanks to Peter Biello & Orlando Montoya in concert with NPR, Georgia Public Broadcasting & The Narrative Edge for shining a light on The Pain Brokers! Full episode with my face being slightly more normal-sized is available here: gpb.org/blogs/narrat... #TrueCrime #MassTorts

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Davidson, NC folks, I’ll be @mainstreetbooksdav.bsky.social tomorrow at 7 PM discussing The Pain Brokers w/ Prof. Katie Horowitz. We’ll talk about con men, call centers, rogue doctors, & the gender dynamics of this con. If you’re nearby, come say hello! #NorthCarolina #DavidsonNC #IndieBookstore

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 11/02/2026

The predominant exam used in the United States and internationally for U.S. law school admissions will no longer be offered online starting in August in a bid to bolster test security, its creator said on Wednesday.

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US law school admissions test ends online option over cheating concerns

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Hey Columbus, GA, friends, I’ll be at Columbus Bound Bookshop on Feb. 17 at 6 PM discussing The Pain Brokers. I’m excited to talk with Joel O. Wooten, one of the country’s most respected plaintiff’s lawyers. Hope you can join us! #AuthorEvent #Georgia #LegalEthics

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Charlotte/Davidson, NC friends, if you're nearby, I'd love to say hello! I'll be @mainstreetbooksdav.bsky.social on Feb. 19 at 7 PM for a conversation about The Pain Brokers and the hidden machinery behind America’s mass-tort industry. #AuthorEvent #NorthCarolina #Books

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

If you’ve been carrying a story idea—an essay, a reported project, a memoir, a book—consider the Low-Residency Narrative Nonfiction MFA at UGA’s Grady School of Journalism. Applications are open. #NarrativeNonfiction #CreativeNonfiction #MFAWriting #AmWriting #UGA grady.uga.edu/academics/lo...

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MFA Narrative Media Writing | UGA Grady College

Students in the low-residency MFA Narrative Media Writing program at UGA’s Grady College study narrative nonfiction or screenwriting.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The Pain Brokers' upcoming events! I’m grateful for the chance to be in conversation with such thoughtful hosts, bookstores, and institutions over the next few months. Hope to see some of you along the way! More details via the host venues listed on the flyer.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Yesterday was of those days that reminds me how worthwhile teaching is. I’m an FSU Law alum, later taught at FSU, and now—years into my time at UGA Law—got to discuss The Pain Brokers with my former FSU student, Lauren Purdy, now an equity partner. Public legal education matters!

Lauren Purdy and Beth Burch at a Federal Bar Association event in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Hi Jacksonville friends! I'll be in your neck of the woods on Thursday, February 5, talking about The Pain Brokers with the Federal Court Bar Association. I'd love to see you there. Here's a link to register: www.jaxfedbar.org/event/the-pa...

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The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory

When: Thursday, February 5, 2026, Noon – 1:00 p.m....

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

One of the worst things I heard while researching The Pain Brokers was how often women felt invisible, like a number on a spreadsheet. I talked with Court Accountability Network + @legalafmtn.bsky.social about what needs to change. 🎥 Full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjB2...

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Legal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, University of Georgia School of Law professor and author, joins Court Accountability Action’s Darcy McConnell and Alyssa Bowen to discuss her new book The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory. Tune in below.

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United States Legal System's Dark Underbelly

YouTube video by Legal AF

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Podcast alert 🎧 I joined journalist Merrill Goozner to talk about The Pain Brokers, the true story behind a lawsuit factory that treated women’s bodies like profit centers, and what it reveals about mass torts, medical harm, and the justice system. Listen here 👉 gooznews.substack.com/p/podcast-th...

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Podcast: The Pain Brokers

The courts are supposed to help patients harmed by faulty medical products. Author Elizabeth Burch exposes how legal con men, rogue doctors and their financiers made things worse for patients.

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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

My 101 on how cold-air damming (aka "The Wedge") is shaping the Southern Ice Storm this weekend. Features my colleagues John Knox Pam Knox and Bradford Johnson, Ph.D. www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

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How A Weather “Wedge” Is Shaping Weekend Southern Ice Storm

How a meteorological phenomenon known as "the wedge" is shaping a major ice storm in the U.S. South.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Storm prep isn’t just supplies—it’s stories. If you don’t have a hard copy of The Pain Brokers yet, you can listen to Audie Award–winning narrator Cassandra Campbell read it aloud. Sometimes a winter storm calls for being read a story. ❄️🎧 #WinterStormPrep #Audiobooks #ThePainBrokers #ReadingWeather

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I’m grateful to Law.com for this interview on The Pain Brokers—a book about pelvic mesh litigation and the mass tort machinery that profited from women’s pain. The hardcover is just $6 on Amazon right now. #ThePainBrokers #MassTorts #WomensHealth #LegalNonfiction #Justice

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The first bellwether trial in the Paragard IUD MDL starts today in the Northern District of Georgia. Here's a great overview of what it's about and what's at stake. #WomensHealth #masstorts #MDL www.thecut.com/article/iud-...

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What Happens if an IUD Breaks?

It’s rare. But some Paragard users are suing manufacturers for not properly warning patients and doctors of the risk.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Book clubs reading The Pain Brokers: I’m happy to join your discussion via Zoom for a Q&A on the reporting, the writing, and the women at the center of the book. Just email me if you’d like to set it up.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

$6.00!! Limited time. Get yours quick! 👇 www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/...

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

🧵Debut week for The Pain Brokers has been a wonderful whirlwind! Thank you to my brilliant conversation partners: • Dr. Jon Peters of the Grady College of Journalism • Judge Richard Story of the Northern District of Georgia

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

"You have a ticking time bomb in you." I talk with Kate Powell about what happens behind the scenes of THE PAIN BROKERS, which is out now everywhere you buy books! Full convo here: open.substack.com/pub/bethburc...

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Want to know what really happens in Vegas when everyone in the #masstort industry convenes? Read THE PAIN BROKERS, but get a sneak peek via @slate.com. Full read: slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

PUB DAY for THE PAIN BROKERS! Come celebrate with me at the Athens-Clarke County Public Library Jan. 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. I'll talk with Dr. Jon Peters of @ugagrady.bsky.social & Ghost will be there with books for sale! #ThePainBrokers #PubDay #TrueCrimeBooks #WomensHealth

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Judicial Junkie.Reads @judicialjunkie.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Did You Read That DocuSign Before Clicking? These Women’s Stories Show Why You Should 📚⚖️Elizabeth Chamblee Burch’s riveting “The Pain Brokers,” reveals the multi-million dollar scam hiding in the fine print. @eburch.bsky.social @attriabooks.bsky.social 🙏Thanks for ARC #BookSky bit.ly/4jB7h6K

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How Pelvic Mesh Scams and Predatory Loans Targeted Women

A review of The Pain Brokers by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

A call center. A script. A system designed to terrify women and turn harm into profit. Today, @literaryhub.bsky.social published an excerpt from THE PAIN BROKERS, about how women were pulled into a legal and medical machine built to extract value, not deliver care or justice.

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

First signed copies of THE PAIN BROKERS at @barnesandnoble.com Athens! This story that I've held close since 2021 is in your hands now and out everywhere JAN 13. It feels a little tender & terrifying to share it with the world. I hope that you fall in love with the people in it as I have. ❤️

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Critically Speaking with Therese Markow @criticallyspeaking.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

How do you scam thousands of women out of millions of dollars? 💵 Law Professor Elizabeth Burch investigated a medical fraud scheme so sophisticated, even she was shocked by how it operated. 🔗 Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criti…

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Thanks a zillion to @abovethelaw.com for the endorsement! PS - ATL fans, the legal zine appears in the Prologue! #ThePainBrokers #AboveTheLaw #LegalEthics #nonfiction

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

One miracle of book writing is watching it land in the hand of a writer you've admired for years. I'm so thankful to Melissa Fay Greene for reading THE PAIN BROKERS and giving it such a kind blurb. Her work has been and remains a north star for narrative nonfiction. #PrayingForSheetrock

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Debut-author life = agony, joy, & 3am “OMG someone might read this” sweats. Grateful to have Alison Miller & Diana Keough in the trenches with me. Seeing THE PAIN BROKERS next to ROUGH HOUSE @barnesandnoble.com = all the feels. B&N has 25% off preorders through Jan 1. 📚 Get both! #bnpreorder

A picture of THE PAIN BROKERS sign at Barnes & Noble in Athens, GA.

Barnes and Noble preorder sale code PREORDER25

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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

A 🧵on 🥼 THE DOCTORS 🥼 They wore white coats. They had medical licenses. And they operated on women who were terrified they had a “ticking time bomb” inside their bodies. #ThePainBrokers #MedicalAccountability #InvestigativeJournalism #TrueCrime #mesh

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