The Buffalo Creek Flood killed many people in the February of 1972. After the flood, Pittston not only didn’t admit the responsibility, but also claimed it as a natural disaster, called it “an act of god,” and later on claimed and blamed that the Buffalo Mining Company was a separate division altogether and that Pittston couldn’t be responsible for its actions. Furthermore, since Pittston rushed to settle the survivors with only 4000 dollars for the survivors from the flood, the survivors are angry with that. So it triggered the survivors to look for a law firm that is Arnold & Porter, and to represent them and seek for justice. After the flood, many people lose everything, and they had no choice but to accept these offers because they couldn’t wait until the lawsuit to follow through, not even guarantee that they will be compensated or win lawsuits.
Grimshaw and Gray’s heirs sued Ford motor company based on theories of negligence and strict liability, alleging that the defendants knew from pre-manufacturing crash tests regarding the design flaws with the fuel system (Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company, 1981). Legal Analysis In order to remain competitive in the subcompact market, Ford began designing an automobile which ultimately became the Pinto. The Pinto project was a rush project and there were several design flaws (Ford Pinto, 2012, para. 1). The Ford Pinto had a questionable design from the beginning.
“According to U.S. Department of Transportation statistics, 3,331 people were killed and 387,000 more injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2011” (Herzog, 2011). This tells us that driving and texting is clearly killing and injuring people. Car accidents can cause physical and emotional distress. In the film family members were showing signs of emotional and physical distress by hitting the arm rest on the chair and when talking repeatedly about how they can’t say things that they want their child to do. It was difficult for some to tell the story of the accident because they were in so much pain and frustration.
For professional athletes, the “loss of identity is evident”(Caron 175) and some may even lose their whole livelihood due to head injuries. In this paper I will be examining the aforementioned long-term effects of psychological changes, brain disease, and deterioration of social abilities. Long term effects of head injuries are an epidemic and by identifying these effects and being aware of symptoms or signs may help us better understand them. In recent years, psychological problems have been identified as one of the most prevalent effects caused by concussions in the long term. The sudden deaths of N.H.L players Rick Rypien, Derek Boogard, and Wade Belak all within a year due to suspected suicides shook the sporting world and made more people realize the severity of depression in sports due to head injuries.
The death of John F. Kennedy has put lots of people in total shock because he was traveling in an automobile as people were watching. His death was very devastating as many people wept over the loss of a great president. Lastly, Robert Kennedy ultimate vision is to carry on his brother’s legacy of John F. Kennedy. His achievement is focusing on issues of social reform and identifying the poor and disenfranchised” (The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, 2006”). He secured a better life for the poor by putting them in jobs; he initiated the retracting of our forces from Vietnam and freedom in America.
the Ford- Firestone Case — Document Transcript 1. COMM351 Essay Danial Munsoor 3259882 Executive SummaryFord-Firestone case is a unique and an appropriate example of violation ofbusiness ethics by two renowned corporations, Ford Motor Company andFirestone Tire Company, each of which was the manufacturer of a “different”product. This essay talks about as to how the leading car manufacturer Ford, canbe held morally accountable for the various accidents and deaths which occurredin US due to vehicle rollovers of its popular SUV known as the “Ford Explorer”.However, Ford executives some how managed to put most of the blame onFirestone by saying that the accidents and deaths occurred mainly due to tireblowouts, and therefore “it is a Firestone tire problem and not a vehicle problem”.On the other hand Firestone claimed that many of the accidents were mainly dueto the vehicle’s lack of stability and were not due to its tires. Indeed much of theessay is about opposing statements made by the executives of Ford andFirestone. Therefore, in order to have a better understanding of the case, it isimportant to understand the difference between when an item is a “product in itsown right” and when it is a “component of another product”.
This in itself was an extremely unethical move by the company management team. They reasoned that these tragic results were acceptable by the same federal safety mandates that the company lobbyist’s fought for. Ford Motor Company knew that the federal government was making moves to introduce stricter safety standards for manufacturing automobiles. Under the leadership of Henry Ford II, the company’s lobbyist group went to work to delay the process, and guide the regulators the way the company saw fit. It was the Ford team that recommended, negotiated, and agreed to make safety related decisions on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis.
Ike was a huge economic burden to the U.S. and “estimates suggest Ike may become one of the costliest hurricanes on record” (FEMA 10). Hurricanes are known for causing severe structural damage to houses, but also have an effect on many businesses as well. Many people had to evacuate and be out of work for up to two weeks due to power outage and debris. Also, some businesses were damaged by flooding and wind, which caused the loss of crucial business equipment. Businesses were flooded along the Texas coast and lost all of their vital technology such as computers, telephones, and other office equipment.
For example, she gives many testimonies on what people have said and it makes everything seem tremendously horrible. It changes your judgement as soon as you read it. “This manufactured crisis damaged the economy, cost us jobs, and hurt middle class families.” (Lowrey, A20). Lowrey also uses pathos, logos, and ethos to get her point across by stating facts and evidence. For example, she states that 40% of civilian federal employees went off the clock (Lowrey, A20).
Sky rocketing the company as the sixth-largest energy company in the whole world. However during 2001, due to unstable leadership and financial mistakes. Enron began to collapse and filed for bankruptcy. Labeled as one of the biggest case of bankruptcy the U.S. Justice Department released an investigation regarding the company’s transactions. During the investigation, CEO and former CEO Lay and Skilling faced up to 40 charges including conspiracy, making false statements on financial reports, securities fraud and wire fraud.