NEW YORK, March 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), chairman of the Senate Alcohol and Drug Abuse Committee, was joined by public health advocates from across New York Sunday to unveil plans to crack down on easy access that minors have to Four Loko and similar high-alcohol malted beverages. This strategy came as result of recent undercover police stings in New York City, as well as a survey of hospitals and colleges across New York State. The results all showed that these beverages - and their dangerous consequences - continue to be easily within the reach of underage drinkers.
... in place to deal with not only these products but underage drinking as well. Since January, Cani..."The New York Alcohol Policy Alliance commends Senator Klein for his commitment...
KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 8, 2011 / PRNewswire/ -- According to the study "Ferroalloy Industry of Ukraine: Current State, Problems and Prospect" (http:// corporativ.info/en/?/analytics/3723/) prepared by the experts of the Center of Corporate Relations Research (CCRR), Ukraine faces a situation threatening the existence of domestic ferro-alloy industry. The research reveals that during the first eight months of 2011, import of ferro-alloys in Ukraine increased by 120% against the same period of 2010. In comparison with 2010 the share of Ukrainian market of ferro-alloys accounted for imported products, grew more than twice, from 25% to 52% of the market volume. font>Serhiy Hryshchenko, former Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Industrial Policy (1997-2000, 2005, 2007-20...
Introduction. II. Background and Legal History. A. Federal Rule of Evidence 407. B. Louisiana Code of Evidence Article 407. C. The Current State of the Louisiana Products Liability Act. III. Analysis: The Time Is Ripe for Reevaluation of Louisiana's Interpretation of Article 407. A. The Substance of Article 407 Is Silent As to Its Application to Products Liability. B. Problems with the Jurisprudential Interpretation of Article 407: Toups v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. C. Times are Changing- Louisiana Should Follow the Federal Trend in Excluding Evidence of Subsequent Remedial Measures in Products Liability Cases. IV. Louisiana Should Adopt the Federal Position. A. Reliance on the 401/403 Balance is Unnecessary and Contrary to Legislative Intent. B. The Collision of a Strong Social Policy an...
... for damage caused by an "unreasonably dangerous" characteristic of the product if the damage arose...
...Only the products themselves were damaged. Petitioners filed a five-... Products liability grew out of a public policy judgment that people need more protection from dan... product creates a situation potentially dangerous to persons or other property, and loss occurs as a...
... that they can be sued anywhere their products are found while recognizing consumers' interest in..., in part, influenced by several important policy concerns: (1) protecting their citizens from defec..., and it is now commonplace that dangerous products will find their way, through purposeful m...
Chlorinated Tris Linked to Cancer, Removed from Children's Pajamas in 1970's BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The same chemical removed from baby pajamas in 1977 due to concerns about carcinogenicity, was officially listed as a cancer-causing chemical by the State of California on the "Prop 65 list" today. Chlorinated Tris is the most commonly used flame retardant in foam in U.S. furniture and baby products. The listing won't ban the chemical from use but could result in a labeling requirement for consumer products containing the chemical.
... Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institute. "We tested 100 baby products and 100 co...
The most common contamination found around Superfund sites are heavy metals such as Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic, the human carcinogen benzene, mercury and solvents that cause liver, kidney and other cancers in humans. Wingate Superfund site and Lincoln Park activist Leola McCoy, stated, "Superfund sites disproportionately impact the health of minority communities and the Bush Superfund policy continues to place our families, our children and future generations at risk from toxic exposure. The shortfall in the Superfund program also affects cleanups at current and potential Superfund sites. The Wingate Incinerator site in Fort Lauderdale may experience delayed cleanup, and the Lincoln Park Complex in Fort Lauderdale won't get federal assistance although environmental officials scored i...
... officials scored it as more dangerous than the Wingate site. Other dangerous sites in SSouth Florida include the Petroleum Products Corp. site just south of Hollywood, the Florida Pe...
... Products-liability law establishes a classic and wellknown ... in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user."40 Comment k exempts from thiss... k is appropriate and necessary as the policy for civilactions seeking damages in tort."70 The d...
* Mandatory, not voluntary removal: The State Health Department (DOH) will take summary action under existing Public-Health Laws to ensure that recalled toys are removed from New York stores, returned to manufacturers and appropriately destroyed. State Health Department and the state Consumer Protection Board (CPB) staff will inspect retailers to make sure that they com: ply. In the past 24 hours, the state has found numerous of the recalled toys still on shelves throughout the state. * Better notices to parents: The CPB has a recorded message on its toll-free hotline number, available 24 hours a day and has consumer advisors available to assist parents in navigating the recall process during business hours. The Agency also has a toy inventory checklist on its website to help parents an...
...) does not require retailers to remove dangerous toys from store shelves. The current recall requir... fines against those who sell recalled products; require recalled products distributed in New York...-Price subsidiary to improve its return policy by instantly refunding the price of the product at...
[LeTisha Tapia] began her term at the Val Verde facility in January 2004. She pled guilty to possession of marijuana in June 2004 and expected to be released within a year. After a riot among the male inmates, jail officials moved some of the men into the women's cell block where "security guards allowed the male and female inmates ... to enter each other's cell to have sex," according to the complaint. Uncomfortable with the situation, Tapia, who was married and had a 5-year-old son, complained to the warden in March or April. The warden then moved a new set of men into the cellblock. As a result, some of the women, deprived of their partners, told Tapia she needed "to prove she was not the 'snitch' by having sex with a male inmate," according to the suit. The women coerced Tapia into ...
... since Barton's committee oversees energy policy. Among other PACs listed are the American Podiatri... cell naked without a blanket or hygiene products. The next night, Tapia was found hanging from a be... the possibility of the "world's most dangerous people" obtaining weapons of mass destruction (Rea...
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