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The Takata Air Bag victims will never be fully compensated.
July 11th, 2017
Interesting juxtaposition of stories over the last couple weeks relating to the Takata air bag disaster. I had a previous post on this mess. First, in late June, Takata Corporation filed for bankruptcy protection in light of the exposure it faces due to its defective airbags, which resulted in numerous deaths and serious injuries. The company filed for Chapter…
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Roundup releases new no-spray "Precision Gel" - after study released saying key ingredient is likely carcinogenic.
May 23rd, 2017
https://youtu.be/9pHijxHqBWI Talk about curious timing. Just last week I wrote about some disturbing allegations arising out lawsuits that have been filed against Monsanto the manufacturer of Roundup, the popular pesticide. The lawsuits started not long after the International Agency for Research on Cancer[IARC] released its findings in 2015 stating that glyph…
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Disturbing allegations as lawsuits pile up alleging Roundup causes cancer.
May 16th, 2017
In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer[IARC] a part of the World Health Organization, published its findings after looking into the carcinogenicity of five common pesticides. One of the pesticides examined – glyphosate – is a primary ingredient in Roundup – a pesticide made by Monsanto that anyone with a garden knows about &…
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Johnson & Johnson crushed with $110 million dollar verdict in baby powder case.
May 9th, 2017
This case flew under the radar given the daily onslaught of heretofore unprecedented political shenanigans. About a week ago a St. Louis jury awarded $110.5 million dollars to a 62 year old woman who claimed that her use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused her to develop cancer. Louis Slemp, a 62 year old woman from Wise, Virginia, blamed her ovarian c…
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Another mold-related death alleged at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
April 27th, 2017
Back in February I had a post on the unnerving allegations pertaining to five allegedly mold-related deaths at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center[UPMC]. Just recently yet another wrongful death lawsuit has been filed, claiming the linens used by the UPMC caused the death of a leukemia patient. The lawsuit, filed of behalf of Katherine Landman, is the…
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Takata lied about its defective airbags. And people died.
March 1st, 2017
The web is busting with stories on the Takata airbag mess. By way of background, Takata, is a Japanese company that supplies airbags to several US car manufacturers. Former Takata engineers have indicated that years ago, cost factors compelled the company to turn to a less expensive propellant for use it its airbags. The propellant triggers inflation of the ai…
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Multiple Deaths at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center possibly related to mold growth or ventilation.
February 16th, 2017
As reported at CNN.Com, there are some strange and tragic things going on at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center[“UPMC”]. Since October, 2014, there have been five deaths that were initially attributed to heavy mold growth on linens at UPMC hospitals. The problems seems particularly prevalent in the transplant unit – where five transp…
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Mead Johnson facing whistleblower lawsuit over baby formula.
February 15th, 2017
As reported in Crains Chicago Business, Mead Johnson[“MJ”] a baby formula manufacturer headquartered in Illinois, is being sued for allegedly downplaying concerns about spoiled formula. Linda O’Risky, a longtime employee of the company, filed the lawsuit in federal court last week. O’Risky was the Global Product Compliance Director for…
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Failure to sign divorce agreement costs sugar broker millions....
April 13th, 2016
There are bad days, and then very, very bad days. Take the day New York sugar commodities broker Daniel Rosenblum had last week. The picture above is Daniel and his former wife Sheila in happier times. Daniel thought he had wrapped up his divorce from Sheila. He was operating under the notion that he and Sheila had a written agreement[“the agreement̶…
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Professional Sports Teams[and venues] should pay when the booze they peddle causes injuries.
April 11th, 2016
The lawsuit popped up in the local news last week. John Cooke was attending a Chicago Blackhawks game at the United Center[“UC”]with his brother last year. During the game, another fan, apparently two rows above Cooke grew increasingly loud, drunk, and unruly. The lawsuit alleges that ushers in the area simply ignored the drunk. And, to make matter…
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