Toxic Substances

• Burger King stops using wrap with Fluorescent Whitening Agent (FWA)

  Steve Lombardi | April 03, 2009 4:56 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Consumer groups found a whitening agent in the Burger King wrap used for wrapping food products. In an allusion to last year's poisoned milk scandal, the report also highlighted the fact that...

• FINANCIAL MISCONDUCT: Derivative Market Logic

  Steve Lombardi | April 02, 2009 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I saw this on the Internet and was impressed with it's simplicity. Let's first review derivaties. What are derivatives? What risks do derivatives pose for investors? Derivative...

• An April Fools Day lawsuit roundup

  Steve Lombardi | April 01, 2009 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  At the end of every month we always gather up the litigation news from around the world to keep you abreast of the world of litigation. Here is the news from March 2009. Yesterday Apple...

• FINANCIAL MISCONDUCT: INJURYBOARD in APRIL is all about financial wrongdoing. A Compendium of greed and corruption.

  Steve Lombardi | April 01, 2009 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  April on the InjuryBoard will be focusing on financial torts; torts like those that have blanketed the news lately. There have been an incredible number of Ponzi schemes by stock brokers and...

• Who is the AIG April Fool?

  Steve Lombardi | April 01, 2009 8:15 AM | 4 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Today’s April Fool is from AIG, more than likely a bailout bonus recipient. On March 31, 2009 an advertisement was taken out in the Wall Street Journal, A Public Apology and Plea to all...

• Guest column: Prosecute Bush for his crime: Allowing torture

  Steve Lombardi | March 25, 2009 10:49 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Today we are reprinting with permission a guest column by an Iowa attorney. I have long advocated that the Bush Administration's policy of the end-justifies-the-means is wrong. This piece by Mr....

• Weekend at Bernie's, A totally guys' weekend

  Steve Lombardi | March 24, 2009 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Madoff investors who lost billions have to be fuming over the trustee’s discovery of $75 million quietly sitting in Gibraltar while Madoff stays mum. Consider for a moment that the entire...

• Teen Safety: How much alcohol can you drink before killing yourself?

  Steve Lombardi | January 04, 2009 10:29 AM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Police in Little Compton, Rhode Island responded to a call of driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent. The suspect was at his mother’s home. When police arrived at the home, the...

• Melamine Contamination: When it comes to food safety are we able to trust the Chinese Communist Party?

  Steve Lombardi | January 02, 2009 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The question is worth asking.

• Food Safety: Is your infant's formula safe?

  Steve Lombardi | December 31, 2008 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Where is melamine manufactured?