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What does it cost to sicken 1,034 – killing 204 – with Listeria-tainted Polony in South Africa?

No amount of money can compensate for the loss of a child or another family member.  I recall the Jensen Farms Listeria outbreak in 2011 that sickened 147, killing over 33 and the impact on the families.  All the deaths … Continue reading

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Professional Golfer Charged for Killing Migratory Bird with Golf Shot

From the wire services, PGA tour golfer John Henry (“Tripp”) Isenhour III was charged today in Orlando with killing a protected migratory hawk with a golf shot. It occurred in December 2007 when Isenhour was filming a video segment for… … Continue reading

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Treasury Imposes Magnitsky Sanctions on 17 People for Alleged Role in Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

On Thursday, November 15, 2018,the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions under the Magnitsky Act against seventeen Saudi officials for their alleged role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The sanctioned individuals … Continue reading

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Tanzanian Ferry Capsizes on Lake Victoria, Killing 224

Last Thursday, an overloaded Tanzanian ferry overturned and capsized, causing 224 deaths. Read on to learn more. The post Tanzanian Ferry Capsizes on Lake Victoria, Killing 224 appeared first on LMAW, PA. Read more detail on Recent Admiralty Law posts … Continue reading

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Study – Bad policing, bad law, not ‘bad apples,’ behind disproportionate killing of black men

EurekAlert – news release: “Killings of unarmed black men by white police officers across the nation have garnered massive media attention in recent years, raising the question: Do white law enforcement officers target minority suspects? An extensive, new national study … Continue reading

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