'Frantic' after AIDS news, she becomes a crusader
Article Abstract:
A case is pending on a California AIDS test mandating informed consent and counseling for people who take an AIDS test pursuant to an insurance application. The facts in the case were that a couple took a blood test as a part of buying a Knights of Columbus insurance policy. The AIDS blood test was given without first securing an informed consent. The wife, an intensive care nurse, turned out to have AIDS, apparently due to occupational exposure. She was given the news by letter, without any counseling. In addition to filing the case, she has become an AIDS activist since then.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1992
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Spill accord draws fire; plaintiff's lawyers are unhappy with terms; do they violate new state law?
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A variety of complaints and allegations of illegality have kept alive a two-year-old toxic spill case in California that reached a $180 million settlement. In 1993, a burst valve at General Chemical in Richmond, CA, sent 24,000 residents for treatment after exposure to airborne sulfuric acid. Now the head of California Rural Legal Assistance says the judge should have applied a two-year-old law he drafted that would apply any unclaimed settlement monies to public-interest work. Other problems involve improper solicitations and lawyers' fees.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Industry wins on Superfund liability
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A District Court held on Feb 19, 1992 that the federal government was responsible for environmental cleanup of a World War II toxic spill at an FMC Corp plant. FMC Corp v Department of Commerce may have implications for other Superfund cases. Legal experts feel corporations will look to FMC in other Superfund actions. However, the FMC decision is fact-specific about the government's role in the site's operation, and facilities not involved in wartime efforts may not be suited for a similar defense.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1992
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