The fact that people are aware of the Norris's claims, but not aware that they dropped their suit without a settlement, is itself the subject of research about how celebrity publicity poisons the popular discourse regarding health care and science.
As somebody not aware of the claims or that they were dropped, what it makes me think is that no matter how wealthy and famous you are, or how legitimate your claim, you're doomed when going against powerful interests in the US medical industry.
Even worse, people will comment under the study that says that you were probably right, under the comment of the child of the only doctor at the FDA to vote no on the treatment you were suing over, about how people listen too much to what celebrities say.
