Asbestos lawsuits surge strain courts and firms
Washington reports a flood of asbestos claims, many from people not seriously ill, driving more than 60 companies into bankruptcy protection since 2000. Industry and insurers push Congress for relief while creating a legal alliance to limit filings and prioritize the most ill, amid rising cancer and lung disease risks and a 206,009 claim tally nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Mike Baroody
National Association of Manufacturers
American Insurance Association
Congress
David Bernick
Chicago
WR. Grace
Bernick
Nek
Hue Vuesness Alliance
Steve Kazan
San Diego
Mississippi
West Virginia
East Texas
Baroody
West
Devede
Stephen Carroll
Rand Institute For Civil Justice
Turner named as source in ImClone leak case
Washington insiders confirm Samuel D. Turner a Capitol Hill lobbyist and Bristol-Myers Squibb representative passed FDA rejection news on Erbitux. The disclosure follows prior hints about an intermediary tied to ImClone founder Samuel Waksal, amid investor losses and regulatory scrutiny.
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Washington
ImClone Systems Inc
Samuel D. Turner
Capitol Hill
Food and Drug Administration
Turner
ImClone
Erbitux
FDA
James C Greenwood
R-Pa
Tummer
Samuel Waksal
Greenwood
Bristol- Myers Squibb Co
Richard Pardur
Congress
New York
Bristol- Myers
Dallas tailor blends celebrity fashion with big name clients
Lombardo Custom Apparel in Dallas markets to pro athletes and celebrities, counting Olympian Michael Johnson and former Cowboys stars among clients. The New York native and UNT alumnus designs high end suits, tuxedos, and casual wear with tailoring finished in France, and promotes his services at training camps and through endorsements.
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Dallas
Michael Johnson
Dallas Cowboys
Nate Newton
Jay Lombardo
Lombardo
Lombardo Custom Apparel
Preston Center
New York City
Queens
Kansas City
Ray Crockett
Jay
Crockett
Imay
Johnson
France
University of North Texas
Gil Brandt
Nfus
Creditors weigh PG&E bankruptcy paths amid asset split plan
Thousands of PG&E creditors review two reorganization options that would either move assets into three federally regulated units or keep assets under state oversight with a stock sale. The vote aims to shape the utility’s post bankruptcy structure and future charges.
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San Francisco
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
California
PGRE
Pg&e
State Public Utilities Commission
Pg&e Corp
U.S
Dennis Montali
Square One
Linda Stanley
David Huard
Los Angeles
The
Energy Bar Association
Montali
Kenyan duo launch internet coffee exchange to aid farmers
Titus Gitau and Stephen Njukia founded East African Fine Coffee Association to raise prices for specialty arabica. Their site africanlion.com auctioned Kenyan coffee to buyers in the US and beyond, with Ueshima Coffee paying premium per bag. They aim to connect small farmers in Kenya and neighbors to a global market via an internet commodity exchange.
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Nairobi
Kenya
U.S
Starbucks
Titus Gitau
Stephen Njukia
Africa
America
Europe
Japan
United States
Gitau
Brazil
Internet
Specialty Coffee Association of America
East African Fine Coffee Association
Africanlion.com
Ueshima Coffee Co
Njukia
Uganda
Tanzania
Rwanda
Burundi
Ethiopia
University of Southern California
Texas Tech
Titus Gita
East Africa Fine Coffee Association
Obstacles hinder home buying for many families
A study commissioned by the Fannie Mae Foundation finds half of low and moderate income families view down payments and closing costs as major obstacles to home ownership. Forty one percent see a lack of affordable homes as a significant problem amid rising housing costs.
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Washington
America
Fannie Mae Foundation
Stacey Davis
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