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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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Editorials/Columns/Letters
| | | | Editorial: Misplaced Trust in Blue Bellâ??s Product |  | Lax procedures forced plant shutdowns and a massive product recall earlier this year after at least 13 people were sickened and three people died. Company statements appear designed to divert attention from past mistakes and instead focus on production-process upgrades and training enhancements to ensure future safety. An independent microbiology expert is now being retained â??for ongoing evaluation of our procedures and facilities.â?? Customers should be asking: Blue Bell, what took you so long?
Editors, The Dallas Morning News 09/15/2015    | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Boston Bar Faces Lawsuit Over Man's Drowning Death | | A Boston bar is facing a lawsuit by the family of a 24-year-old man who drowned when he wandered into the Boston Harbor after being kicked out. The lawsuit was filed against the Market bar and lounge in the Financial District by the man's family, who contends that the man was thrown out and left to "fend for himself." According to the lawsuit, the man was asked to leave by a bouncer who did not give him an opportunity to grab his coat or tell his friends his was leaving. The man's body was discovered in the water several weeks after the incident, which took place in February of last year.
Peter Schworm, Boston Globe 09/14/2015 | | Read Article: Boston Globe |
| Oregon Appeals Court Reinstates Mt. Bachelor Ski Injury Lawsuit | | The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that a $21.5 million lawsuit filed against the Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Oregon can proceed. The lawsuit was filed by a man who was injured when he went off a constructed jump at the resort's ski area. The plaintiff's femur, pelvis, clavicle, thumb and several ribs were broken and his lung punctured during the crash, the lawsuit contends. The lawsuit was initially rejected by the Deschutes County Circuit Court due to the fact that the plaintiff signed a liability waiver upon his purchase of his season pass.
Scott Hammers, Bend Bulletin 09/11/2015 | | Read Article: Bend Bulletin |
| Officials Want Review of Privately Funded Prosecutions | | State officials are questioning whether an unusual relationship between Texas Mutual Insurance Company and the Travis County district attorneyâ??s office should stand. Under the arrangement, allowed under a decades-old state law, privately held Texas Mutual Insurance Company funds a special unit in the DAâ??s office dedicated to prosecuting acts of fraud against the company.
Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, and Jay Root, Texas Tribune 09/15/2015 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| After Worker Dies In Heat, Houston Company Fined $13,800 | | After finding a Houston-based Al Star Recycling LLC at fault when a temporary worker died of heat illness, OSHA is issuing a fine of $13,800. In June a 59-year-old Hispanic man who had been hired for the day to sort aluminum cans died in the excessive heat. OSHA says that the company had no heat management program, amounting to a "serious" violation that carries a maximum $7,000 penalty. Regulators tacked on additional fines because they said workers were using heavy machinery without the appropriate training or rest periods.
Neena Satija, Texas Tribune 09/15/2015 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| San Diego Produce Company Faces Death, Illness Lawsuits | | Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce, based in San Diego, Calif., is facing two lawsuits over salmonella contamination involving its cucumbers. One of the lawsuits was filed by the family of a 99-year-old woman in San Diego who was killed after consuming the contaminated produce. Another lawsuit was filed against A&W by a woman from Bakersfield who became severely ill after eating cucumbers contaminated with salmonella. The contaminated produce was from Mexico and distributed throughout the United States.
Ken Stone, Times Of San Diego 09/14/2015 | | Read Article: Times Of San Diego |
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