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West Texas manufacturer sued by founder for fraud
2014-11-26 04:26:02| Appliances - Topix.net
El Paso entrepreneur Jerry Rubin has accused the hair-care consumer products company he founded 45 years ago and its board of fraudulently and deceitfully forcing him out as chief executive. In a 22-page lawsuit filed in Dallas, Rubin claimed El Paso-based Helen of Troy Ltd. made and then broke promises about his employment that cost him his job earlier this year.
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Harvard sued over push for fossil fuels divestment
2014-11-21 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Seven Harvard University students have filed a lawsuit asking a judge to force the university's governing body to divest from fossil fuel companies. The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges investment in those companies violates the university's duties as a public charity. The complaint asks the court to compel the Harvard Corporation, the governing body, to stop investing any of its $36.4 billion endowment in gas, coal and oil companies. Harvard students have pressed the university to divest from...
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Takata, Honda sued over death linked to faulty air bag
2014-11-18 17:06:59| Automakers - Topix.net
Takata Corp and Honda Motor Co were hit Monday with a lawsuit over an air bag linked to the death last month of a woman in Florida, the latest legal issue for the companies as they continue to recall millions of vehicles for the faulty part. The family of Hien Tran filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in state court in Orange County, Florida, according to the family's lawyer, Henry Didier.
Xcel Energy sued for alleged nuclear plant overrun
2014-11-14 11:36:07| Energy - Topix.net
A contractor is suing Xcel Energy Inc. alleging $45 million in unpaid cost overruns during an 18-month overhaul of the Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing. Charlotte, North Carolina-based contractor Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy contends Xcel Energy has refused to pay the full cost for replacing a pair of massive steam generators at the plant's Unit 2. The project was completed last December.
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Vegan mayo manufacturer Hampton Creek sued by Unilever
2014-11-11 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Unilever has filed a lawsuit against vegan mayonnaise producer Hampton Creek, accusing it of misleading customers by calling its Just Mayo eggless product 'mayonnaise.'
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