On Monday, July 5, 2010, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that tar balls from the Deepwater Horizon disaster are washing up on Texas shores. On Tuesday, July 6, 2010, Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, issued a request for BP (British Petroleum) to provide Texas with $25 million for the clean-up efforts. According to Abbott, “While…
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On Thursday, June 17, 2010, BP’s CEO, Tony Hayward, went before members of Congress to answer questions regarding the Deepwater Horizon disaster. It has now been two months since the massive blowout that left 11 people dead and the Gulf of Mexico in ruin. Despite the fact that it has now been two months since…
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By now, the whole world has taken notice of the mess that BP has caused in the Gulf of Mexico. However, this story is developing day by day, hour by hour, and minute by minute. According to a memo outlining the results of a recent internal investigation by BP, there were multiple warning signs of…
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An Alabama jury deliberated for about 90 minutes before awarding an Alabama woman $10 million in damages for the death of her husband in a workplace accident in 2008. The woman’s husband was killed when he fell about 150 feet while helping paint a water tank. The woman sued her husband’s employer for negligence and…
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Now, the car manufacturer has agreed to pay a record $16.4 million fine for not disclosing safety defects regarding sudden accelerations in over 2 million of its vehicles. However, Toyota will stop short of accepting full legal responsibility for intentionally withholding the safety information. After learning that the accelerator pedals in some of its vehicles…
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