| Mexico Blackouts, Injuries and Deaths at Resorts Spark Investigation of State Department |
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The U.S. Office of Inspector General has opened an inquiry into how the State Department has been handling injuries and deaths related to potentially tainted alcohol in Mexico. In a letter to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Inspector General Steve Linick said his office will examine the policies and procedures the department has been using in responding to these cases.
Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA Today 12/14/2017    |
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| Investigation: Death in the Trench |
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Death by suffocation under a pile of dirt: Jim Spencer's on-the-job death shows the weakness of America's worker-safety laws. Twenty-six workers died in trench collapses in the United States in 2016 ' twice as many as the year before, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Jim Spencer, genial and skilled at his trade, suffocated as he was approaching retirement, at 61
Jim Morris, The Center for Public Integrity 12/14/2017 |
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| Treading dangerously: Lax Safety Inside Goodyear's Tire Plants |
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s lax approach to safety contributes to deaths of motorists on the road and workers in its plants, a six-month investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting has found. Tires involved in the accidents were manufactured in Goodyear plants in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, where intense production demands and leaks in the roof during storms have endangered both workers and consumers for years.
Jennifer Gollan, The Center for Investigative Reporting 12/14/2017 |
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| Playground Injury Lawsuit Against Oklahoma City Public Schools Settled |
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Oklahoma City Public Schools have agreed to settle a lawsuit over a child's playground injury that happened three years ago. The lawsuit alleged that the plaintiff was "grievously injured when a set of monkey bars-style playground equipment fell onto his head." The lawsuit alleged that the school failed to properly supervise the activities of its students by allowing them to participate in school-sponsored gym activities in a dangerous area. The school board recently agreed to a $95,000 payout for the injured plaintiff.
Tim Willert, NewsOK.com 12/06/2017 |
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| Uber and India Rape Victim Agree to Settle Lawsuit |
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Uber has agreed to settle a lawsuit by a woman who was raped by her driver. The woman accused the company's top executives of improperly obtaining her medical records after she was raped by a driver in India. The complaint stated that an Uber executive 'met with Delhi police and intentionally obtained plaintiff's confidential medical records.' According to a U.S. federal court filing on Friday, the ridesharing company and the woman agreed to settle the civil lawsuit. The driver was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison over the attack which occurred in Delhi in 2014. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
Dan Levine, Reuters 12/14/2017 |
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| Judge Trims the $146M Jury Verdict in T. Boone Pickens' West Texas Oil Lawsuit |
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Judge Mike Swanson of the 143rd Judicial District Court trimmed a 2016 jury award to T. Boone Pickens from nearly $146 million to $117 million in a case that involved two Midland-based oil companies and Dallas-based J. Cleo Thompson. The compensation would also include 5 percent interest on the $117 million dating from December 2014, when the lawsuit was filed. The final judgment, issued more than a year after the jury decision, ignored the jury's recommendation to award Pickens $4 million in attorney fees and $24 million toward his ownership in an investment agreement that was at the heart of the dispute.
Lison Joseph, The Dallas Morning News 12/14/2017 |
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| Torture Death of 8-Year-Old Gizzell Ford Leads to $48M Jury Award |
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For five days, jurors heard how the state's child protection system had repeatedly failed Gizzell Ford, an 8-year-old girl found strangled, starved and brutally beaten inside her grandmother's West Side apartment. On Wednesday, they decided to send a strong message. After deliberating about two hours, jurors awarded $48 million to the girl's family, finding that respected Chicago child-abuse pediatrician Dr. Norell Rosado had been medically negligent in his treatment of Gizzell just weeks before her 2013 murder. Rosado was part of a multidisciplinary team, including a Department of Children and Family Services investigator, that was evaluating the girl after an abuse report.
Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune 12/14/2017 |
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