Sweden to Become One of World’s First Fossil Fuel-Free Nations

[Dustlawyer]

18. In my line of work that is all I see.

BP budgeting for the loss of life of their workers because they don't want to repair some known dangerous conditions in a refinery of theirs. They thought they would only kill one or two, they killed 15. Then killed 11 more 5 years later taking short-cuts again to try and save some money. In between those 5 years they killed several more one or two at a time.

Asbestos defendants knew in 1932 that their products were killing their own workers and the end users, but decided to cover it up because asbestos was so much cheaper and they didn't want to face lawsuits. Instead they threatened the research scientist and his family to prevent dissemination of the study they had commissioned and killed millions. Their Lobby created a special bankruptcy provision to avoid full recompense for victims and they vilified the attorneys who represented the victims and their families. Johns- Manville, Owens Corning, Owens Illinois, Metropolitan Life (Snoopy insured these companies such as the Pink Panther's) and the list goes on and on.

Drug companies covering up studies showing harmful effects, Regulatory agencies starved to the point they cannot regulate (refineries and chemical plants "self report" leaks and accidents) because the Lobbyists paid the legislators to cut their budgets and appoint industry insiders...

Us Trial Lawyers try to hold them accountable after the fact, but industry paid for "Tort Reform" which imposed caps that are too low to be a deterrent to bad practices by industry and cause us to have trouble making enough money to continue the fights. They get a double benefit from this as Trial Lawyers, along with unions, were the biggest supporters of the Democrats.