Rolls-Royce’s Engine Defect Secrecy
In Indianapolis, Rolls-Royce Corp. concealed reoccurring defects at an aircraft engine plant, and then fired a safety official for reporting the problems.
Thomas McArtor filed the ...
Bad Guys Finish Last?
Last week, an online eyeglass retailer found out the bad publicity was good publicity. Vitaly Borker, owner of DecorMyEyes, claims that customers' complaints against his business created ...
Visa to Prevent Fraud by Using Mobile Phone Location
Visa Europe will start using the location of customers' mobile phone to prevent credit card fraud. Partnering with ValidSoft, a company specializing in fraud prevention, Visa will be able to ...
Google’s Alleged Antitrust Violations
In Europe, Google is under an antitrust investigation headed by the European Commission. The investigation originally stems from complaints by three companies: Foundem, a U.K. price comparison ...
FDA’s Negligence of Painkillers’ Side Effects Could Have Caused over 1,000 Deaths
Last Friday, national consumer advocacy group Public Citizen criticized FDA's negligence about the dangerous side effects of Darvon.
Public Citizen first petitioned FDA for a recall of these ...
On Harry Reid and His Priorities
I was just "captivated" on the elevator TV monitor by a story that Harry Reid is promising to bring the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell to a vote before the end of the lame-duck session of ...
In Defense of the Government Bailouts
One of this morning’s lead stories was that GM had priced its IPO and $33 per share. It expects to raise some $20 billion. Not bad for a company that, just 2 years ago, was on the verge of ...