Woman files DES lawsuit against Eli Lilly in Cleveland
A Cleveland woman filed a 205 million suit against Eli Lilly Co alleging its synthetic hormone DES caused birth defects in her daughter. The case, the third by attorney Michael Shafran, names Ann Exton and her daughter Audrey Ladena Castilla, born after Exton used DES in 1959, with severe mental retardation and cerebral palsy.
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Eli Lilly Co
Michael Shafran
The
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Cuyahoga County
Audrey Ladena Castilla
Exton
Eighth graders promote Black River program
Twelve students from Eastern Heights Junior High helped create a slide and audio cassette on Black River cleanup. Produced by Seventh Generation, the tape features narration by students and local volunteers. Funded by EPA and Northeast Ohio Areawide, with slides donated by Seventh Generation Wendell and Co and the University of Wisconsin.
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Pete Zakrzewski
LCCC
Sue Ennedy
Elyria
Eastern Heights
Seventh Generation
The
Friends of the Black River
Lorain County Community Colege
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Jan Bush
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
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George Abrams
Oberlin
Cuyahoga County to Slash Workforce
Cuyahoga County commissioners approve a 145 million plan cutting 24 employees and 120 vacant jobs as part of an 11 percent general budget reduction aimed at offsetting 115 million in losses from a failed investment fund. The move targets nursing home subsidies welfare and health programs while preparing for four years of cuts without new taxes.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Mary O. Boyle
County Commission
Boyle
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