A law firm representing 74
residents in central Taiwan's Yunlin county filed a class action on Thursday
against five companies operating in the Formosa Plastics Group's sixth naphtha
cracker complex and demanded compensation of NT$70.2 million (US$2.2 million).
At a
press conference Friday, representatives of local residents filing the suit
accused the complex, which has an annual output value of NT$1.66 trillion
(US$51.6 billion), of making profits by sacrificing the health of residents in
neighboring areas.
Homeowner’s
sharp eye on fees was start of Troy Kelley’s undoing
If the political career
of state Auditor Troy Kelley ultimately unravels with convictions for tax
evasion and lying under oath, it will be homeowners like Paige Perisich who
pulled the first string.
She and several others
acted as plaintiffs in the lawsuits that were unsuccessful but uncovered what
federal prosecutors now allege was theft of a tiny portion of real-estate
closing costs. Prosecutors now say Kelley stole millions of dollars and hid it
from tax collectors. He maintains his innocence and faces a January trial.
Tucson
nursing students so unprepared that testing leaves them sobbing
Student
nurse Jeff
Nguyen gained
something he didn’t expect from his schooling: firsthand experience in what it
feels like to suffer from depression.
“I’ve
never been depressed in my life. Now I’m on lorazepam and Xanax,” said the
42-year-old father of two, who owes $20,000 in student loans after a local
for-profit college gave him training so flawed the state has put a hold on his
ability to graduate.
He’s
one of about 40 student nurses in limbo after attending Brown Mackie College in
Tucson, a school that hired unqualified instructors and used veterinary
supplies to train nursing students. Anxiety is so high among those affected
that some students recently were referred to a suicide hotline.
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