- Brett Emison | September 29, 2010 11:35 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Legal and safety news of interest from around the country:
Taxpayers could make a profit on the GM bailout [Chris Isadore at CNNMoney.com] [can also see my previous coverage of this issue here...
- Brett Emison | July 07, 2010 3:52 PM | Kansas City, MO
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Toxic Substances
Some of the latest headlines from the BP oil spill:
BP Texas City Refinery Blast Victim: BP Keeps Killing People at ABC News
BP Chief Hayward Looks To Abu Dhabi Prince For Bailout at SmarTrends...
- Brett Emison | June 09, 2010 6:06 PM | Kansas City, MO
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Toxic Substances
It's not often that you'll see me link back to People Magazine as the source for a blog topic, but here it is: People Magazine has reported that Kevin Costner testified to Congress about an oil...
- Brett Emison | May 18, 2010 10:30 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Toxic Substances
Did you know that BP's liability to all of the families and businesses affected by the massive gulf oil spill is capped a total of only $75 million? Is British Petroleum too big to spill? Will the...
- Brett Emison | May 07, 2010 10:31 AM | Kansas City, MO
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
This Sunday -- coincidentally, Mother's Day -- is the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the birth control pill. USA Today featured a report discussing the pill and its effects on women's...
- Brett Emison | May 04, 2010 10:51 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Toxic Substances
USA Today reported that the US Department of Transportation never conducted required safety inspections on 20,000 - 30,000 companies that received special permits to transport risky shipments of...
- Brett Emison | May 03, 2010 2:14 PM | Kansas City, MO
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Toxic Substances
Following the explosion and continuing oil leak at the British Petroleum (BP) deep water oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, reports have surfaced that, under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, BP's...
- Brett Emison | November 30, 2009 10:10 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
Several news organizations, including the Kansas City Star have reported a trucking accident that led to an overturned tractor trailer spilling hydrochloric acid in the northbound lanes of I-35 on...