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The National Commission of deepwater Horizon reported to a commission that BP was to be blamed for its mismanagement that resulted in the oil spill and blow out. Some industry leaders think that this will be very hard to prove and BP might get away without having to pay any liabilities. In fact, the day after the report came out, BP stocks went up instead of going down as some would normally think could happen.

Other officials told the source that there were also some regulatory issues in the government that also caused this problem to take place. There were many mistakes made causing personal injury, risks factors that were not taken into account beforehand as well as oversights that occurred.
“BP’s drilling process was not in line with the appropriate regulations and the company did not wait for the results to a very important test before putting cement in the well,” said one government official to a colleague.

The government is also chastised for being bamboozled by the industry that it failed to pay attention to the discrepancies that took place. No one knows better than the people who suffered the effects of the injuries of this catastrophic disaster.

National disasters affect so many people and it is not something that anyone wants to go through. Of course, BP wants to blame the government and the government wants to blame BP. No one wants to take responsibility for what happened and fixing the problem is going to be a huge issue. It will cost the taxpayers in Brooklyn and Long Island so much money in the end.

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A study points out that in the past year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has had a slue of recalls for cribs that are both drop-sided and non-drop sided and they have been manufactured all over the world, including the United States.

Investigators in The Bronx and Brooklyn are questioning why products for such a vulnerable group aren’t tested properly. “Why should children’s lives be at risk,” One salesman asks and adds, “Where is product testing when it comes to infants’ and children’s furniture? Why is it taking so long for companies to define, adopt and implement standards of excellence that prevent dangerous children’s furniture from reaching the marketplace at all?”

He sights examples from several manufacturers including Graco in April of 2010, who recalled 217,000 drop-side cribs. The company had received nearly 100 reports of the cribs hardware coming undone and six reports of children falling out of the crib when it came undone. The cribs were manufactured in China and VietNam cost families between $140 and $200.

Next he sighted Simplicity Cribs that were recalled by retailers and the CPSC and are no longer in business because the mattresses were tubular and metal and often bent or detached, which caused a small space for a child to get wedged or trapped in.

“One child actually died from the design of the Simplicity Crib,” an observer said. “I just don’t get how something like that even goes to market.” This is product liability.

International/Sorelle of East Rutherford, New Jersey reported a similar problem with their cribs and had to recall 170,000 of them from the market. These cribs were made in Italy, Latvia, Brazil, China and VietNam and caused entrapment and personal injury for infants too when the hardware became unlatched.

The observer sights several more examples of recalls by Simmons Juvenile Products; 50,000 dope-side cribs, Victory Land Group; 34,000 recalled 3-in-1 drop side cribs, Burlington Bassinets; 500,000 recalls and Ikea; 34,000 recalls.

“It seems like these crib manufacturers haven’t learned anything from past mistakes. Most of these problems are the same and involve entrapment and suffocation risks. I just don’t understand the short cuts!” said the victim.

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Royal Caribbean’s latest return to Tampa wasn’t so sunny. After a six-day cruise, many guests came down with what the company has called a gastrointestinal illness. Reports of the intensity or cause of the illness were not released at the time of this statement. Everyone seems to be recovering fine from the ordeal.

Passengers and their families were treated for free due to the large amount of people who contracted the illness, states a New York Injury Lawyer. Passengers stated that they couldn’t have been happier with how the situation was handled. From the captain down to the crewmembers, everyone was the epitome of professionalism and decorum. But this is a case of product liability.

After any outbreak of illness, the ship must be cleaned before any new passengers step on board, reported a passenger. This cleaning isn’t the usual run-of-the-mill cleaning that normally takes place between cruises, but an intense ultra-cleaning.

This super cleaning causes problems for other passengers, to the tune of a 5 hour delay in boarding for the next cruise. Passengers were given the option to wait or to not go on the cruise. Passengers had traveled from as far away as The Bronx and Brooklyn.

No one seemed to mind the delay, however. Many people spent the time touring Tampa, while others wiled away the hours in local bars new the port. Royal Caribbean announced that the ship was undergoing “enhanced sanitation” and would be expected to depart by 9:30 p.m.

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