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| Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| DuPont Plant Remains Closed as Search For Answers Begins | | 
| | The DuPont plant where four workers were killed Saturday in La Porte remained locked down Monday, with some areas too contaminated to inspect as a result of an unexplained and catastrophic chemical release. Experts told the Houston Chronicle that it appeared that a leak likely prompted levels of the chemical in gaseous form to rise to more than 150 parts per million. At that dose, not even a full protective suit with supplied oxygen would have been enough to give workers a chance to survive exposure. La Porte firefighters in full gear were unable to access the area of the accident and recover the bodies until hours after the deaths, Jeff Suggs, the city's emergency services coordinator, told the Chronicle.
Mark Collette, Matthew Tresaugue, and Lise Olsen, Houston Chronicle 11/18/2014    | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Takeda Ordered to Pay $155,000 for Destroying Actos Files | | | | A Martinsburg, W.VA jury ordered Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. to pay $155,000 over its destruction of documents about its Actos diabetes medicine after the panel concluded the missing files blocked a man from proving his claims that the drug caused his cancer. The jury found that Takeda officials intentionally destroyed files about the development and marketing of Actos.
Jef Feeley , Bloomberg 11/18/2014 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| Lawsuit Filed Against DuPont Over Deaths at Texas Plant | |
| | A lawsuit has been filed against DuPont and Co on behalf of a woman whose mother was one of four people killed Saturday at the company's La Porte, Texas chemical plant. a temporary restraining order to preserve evidence at the scene of the accident, which involved a leak of methyl mercaptan, a chemical used to give natural gas its rotten-egg smell and for making insecticides and plastics. A temporary restraining order was also filed to preserve evidence at the scene of the accident, which involved a leak of methyl mercaptan, a chemical used to give natural gas its rotten-egg smell and for making insecticides and plastics.
Erwin Seba, Reuters 11/18/2014 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Ford Recalls 65K Fusion Models on Ignition Key Issues | |
| | Ford Motor Co on Tuesday said it is recalling about 65,000 Fusion sedans in North America because the key can be removed from the ignition even if the car is not in the "park" position 30 minutes after the ignition is off, the company said. Ford said it is not aware of any injuries or crashes as a result of this issue.
Reuters, Reuters 11/18/2014 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Jeep Recall in Spotlight After Death in Michigan | |
| | A 2013 recall of 1.6 million Jeeps over fuel-tank fires is becoming increasingly fraught as customers report a lack of parts and other problems preventing repairs to the vehicles. The challenges were highlighted last week when a Michigan woman died 15 miles from Chrysler Group’s headquarters in a Jeep that had been recalled nearly 16 months earlier. Auto regulator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has linked 51 deaths to fiery rear-end collisions involving the older-model sport-utility vehicles. It sought the recall citing risks of the vehicles’ gasoline tanks splitting and catching fire in rear-end collisions.
CHRISTINA ROGERS, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 11/18/2014 | | Read Article: Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) |
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