Action Please Answers Readers In Tucson Citizens Columns
Readers raise issues about junk cars on private property and lack of local ordinance. An owner’s spray gun refund dispute is settled with a six hour equipment credit after guidance on proper use. A coin order delay prompts explanation that replacements were unavailable and a refund already issued. A reader complains about a highway billboard and vows to avoid the fast food chain.
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Pima County Highway Department
Oracle Highway
Man gets 4 years in threat to Ford
Douglas A. Schmidt, 27, a St. Louis man, was sentenced to four years in prison after a federal jury found him guilty last month of threatening to kill former President Gerald R. Ford. The threat, sent from Tucson in November, was found by federal postal inspectors and written on a scrap of paper. Judge Mary Anne Richey urged psychiatric treatment during confinement and recommended transfer to Terminal Island, California, Correctional Institution with a new psychiatric center.
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St. Louis
Gerald R. Ford
Douglas A. Schmitt
Tucson
Ford
Jerry
Schmidt
U.S
Mary Anne Richey
Terminal Island
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Product liability reform and the privity doctrine in peril
A column urges readers to beware as product injury cases gain ground against old legal shields. It explains that evolving reform, notably Senate Bill 403, would shift risk to insurers via re insurance, potentially expanding recoveries while challenging manufacturers. The piece notes privity from prior doctrine fading and discusses broader safeguards for maimed consumers amid insurance links.
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James Pearson
Consumer rights vs State of the Art in product liability
Sylvia Porter argues against broad State of the Art defenses in defective product liability. She warns against rolling back consumer protections and urges continued research and reasonable care by manufacturers as products grow more complex and risky. Legislative proposals like Pearson's threaten consumer rights despite appearing mild.
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