Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to complainants who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products caused deadly cancers. The healthcare and consumer goods colossus assigned more than 30 staffers to ‘Project Plato’. In a memorandum on the projectContinue reading “Johnson & Johnson Tried To Avoid Paying Victims $3.5 Billion”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
If We Stand Up For Ukraine, Vladimir Putin Will Unleash His Cyber Thugs Against Britain
Just before Christmas, a manager for a small charity in Orkney was baffled to learn she couldn’t access some of her computer files. Parts of the database were locked, she saw, encrypted by a virus. Then came the real shock. In order to unlock the files belonging to the Dial-a-Bus charity, hackers were demanding £1,000Continue reading “If We Stand Up For Ukraine, Vladimir Putin Will Unleash His Cyber Thugs Against Britain”
Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP Will Spend £300,000 Removing The Bottoms Of School Doors
The SNP government has been criticised for a crackpot proposal to spend £300,000 trimming the bottom off classroom doors to lessen the spread of coronavirus. Scottish Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said there were an estimated 2,000 classrooms with problematic ventilation where doors could be undercut to improve airflow. The proposal is part of a £4.3Continue reading “Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP Will Spend £300,000 Removing The Bottoms Of School Doors”
For The First Time Ever, Facebook Loses Users
Facebook lost daily users for the first time in its 18 year history which CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes was caused by the TikTik boom. Mark Zuckerberg said during an earnings call, according to a newspaper outlet that people have a ton of choices for how they want to spend their time, and apps like TikTokContinue reading “For The First Time Ever, Facebook Loses Users”
Families Brace For Rising Costs Of Living
Families will encounter a cost of living double whammy with an energy cap increase adding hundreds of pounds to bills alongside a new hike in interest rates. Energy regulator Ofgem is bringing forward what’s expected to be a crippling rise in gas bills for millions of households from Monday to Thursday. The new level willContinue reading “Families Brace For Rising Costs Of Living”
Pregnant Women Being Asked If They’re Returning To Work Before Maternity Leave IS Discriminatory
And employment tribunal has ruled that asking a pregnant woman whether she’s coming back to work before she goes on maternity leave is discrimination. Laura Jo Duffy, who worked as a PA at Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust in North London, successfully sued the health service after her boss nodded towards herContinue reading “Pregnant Women Being Asked If They’re Returning To Work Before Maternity Leave IS Discriminatory”
A Police Guard Is Assigned To A 34-Year-Old French Journalist
A French reporter has been given police protection after fronting a documentary about the impact of radical Islam on an impoverished town in the north of the country. Ophélie Meunier, 34, has received death threats in the wake of the documentary Zone Interdite, or ‘Restricted Zone – that aired in France on January 23 lookingContinue reading “A Police Guard Is Assigned To A 34-Year-Old French Journalist”
PPE Items Worth £2.7 Billion Ordered To Help NHS Staff Fight COVID Will Be Disposed Of
A minister has revealed that almost five billion items of NHS personal protective equipment worth £2.7 billion will go to waste. Health minister Edward Argar revealed more than 36.4 billion items were ordered by the Government’s PPE programme since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, and he said, of this, about 3.4 billionContinue reading “PPE Items Worth £2.7 Billion Ordered To Help NHS Staff Fight COVID Will Be Disposed Of”
The Family Of A 16-Year-Old Girl Who Committed Suicide After Being Mercilessly Bullied
The family of a 16-year-old girl who killed herself after being mercilessly bullied have launched landmark legal action against her school and the police. Lauren Lelonek died at home in 2016 following years of abuse, including three physical attacks and threats over social media. In a claim submitted to the High Court, her parents accuseContinue reading “The Family Of A 16-Year-Old Girl Who Committed Suicide After Being Mercilessly Bullied”
A Female Gardener Was Reprimanded By Prince Andrew For Wrongly Cutting Trees
Prince Andrew shouted at a female gardener over incorrectly cut trees just days after he was served with a sex case writ from Virginia Roberts. Virginia Roberts claims in a civil suit that she was trafficked by paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and forced to have sex with Andrew, 61, on three occasions when she wasContinue reading “A Female Gardener Was Reprimanded By Prince Andrew For Wrongly Cutting Trees”
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