| Asbestos: Armley's Mesothelioma sufferers offered 17% of due ...
Asbestos victims who suffered from the deadly asbestos cancer mesothelioma though working in or proximity to a Leeds factory will receive just 17p in the pound of compensation awarded by the courts if they accept a "final" settlement from the factory's owners. The J W Roberts factory in Armley spewed out deadly asbestos dust for decades before closing in 1958 with the dust affected not only hundreds of workers, but also their families and people who lived around the site. Hundreds of victims contracted asbestos-linked lung cancer mesothelioma, creating what came to be known as the Armley asbestos tragedy after the Yorkshire Evening Post exposed the scandal in the late 1980s. Mesothelioma is incurable and victims usually die within three years of diagnosis. A ground-breaking court action against the factory's US owners, Turner Newall, by Leeds cancer victim June Hancock in the 1990s resulted in a compensation award which was seen as a precedent for hundreds of victims.
Economist helped poor buy homes
MANHASSET, N.Y. - Louis Winnick, an economist who helped guide the investments of the Ford Foundation and promoted low-income home ownership, has died. He was 85. Winnick died Saturday at a hospice in Manhasset, on Long Island. The cause of death was mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer that his daughter Pamela Winnick attributed to exposure to asbestos when he worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II. Winnick worked for the New York City Planning Commission and the Housing and Redevelopment Board before joining the Ford Foundation in 1962. He served as deputy vice president in the national affairs division from 1968 to 1986. Winnick played a major role in the foundation's effort to channel resources into housing, community renewal and minority enterprise following the turbulence of the late 1960s.
Economist helped poor buy homes
MANHASSET, N.Y. - Louis Winnick, an economist who helped guide the investments of the Ford Foundation and promoted low-income home ownership, has died. He was 85. Winnick died Saturday at a hospice in Manhasset, on Long Island. The cause of death was mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer that his daughter Pamela Winnick attributed to exposure to asbestos when he worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II. Winnick worked for the New York City Planning Commission and the Housing and Redevelopment Board before joining the Ford Foundation in 1962. He served as deputy vice president in the national affairs division from 1968 to 1986. Winnick played a major role in the foundation's effort to channel resources into housing, community renewal and minority enterprise following the turbulence of the late 1960s.
ECONOMIC FORUM / Social responsibility not just saying sorry
The number of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning allegedly caused by Paloma Industries Ltd.'s water heaters has risen to 27--an increase of 10 cases from the previous figure released by the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry. The death toll in the case has now risen to 21. The disclosure of the incidents was followed by the Kumamoto prefectural police's move against Toyota Motor Corp. The police have sent documents to public prosecutors pertaining to three Toyota employees suspected of professional negligence resulting in the injuries of five people. Specifically, the police charged the trio with failing to recall defective vehicles in the Hilux series. In the Paloma case, the real cause of the CO poisoning tragedies remains unknown. In the case of Toyota, its president, Katsuaki Watanabe, bowed deeply and said, "I would like to offer my sincere apology for worrying our customers and the trouble it has caused." However, he stopped short of taking any personal responsibility.
Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Ellen Presby to Speak at University of Houston Law Foundation Program
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 20, 2006 -- Baron & Budd, P.C. attorney Ellen Presby will speak on the topic of "Sanctions for Discovery Abuse: When and How to Invoke the Court's Power" at the Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course held today and tomorrow in Houston and July 27 - 28 in Dallas. Baron & Budd attorney Kevin McHargue and Presby are co-authors of the paper that Presby will present. The program is sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation. .
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