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J&J Settles Fatal Patch Cases, So Why Is This Thing Still on the Market?
Johnson & Johnson has paid $68 million to settle hundreds of cases brought by women who used the Ortho Evra birth control patch. The settlements raise a question: Why is this patch still on the market when it is now well-established that its risk of causing fatal blood clots is...
Tags: Women, Johnson & Johnson, Back Story, Gender And Diversity, Patches, Security, Human Resources, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2008-10-10

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Calling All Young Storytellers and HEROSCAPE Fans!; Devise the best story ending and work with DC COMICS to create the next HEROSCAPE comic book
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. -- In celebration of its successful building and battling board game, HEROSCAPE, Hasbro's (NYSE:HAS) Milton Bradley brand invites America's young writers to define a mysterious figure, who schemes from the shadows at the end of the third HEROSCAPE comic book. Through a second-year relationship with DC Comics,...
Tags: Hasbro Inc., Milton Bradley Co.
Research articles 2005-03-29
A Branding Strategy Horror Story
A Branding Strategy Horror StoryRE: A Branding Strategy Horror StoryA smart reader just emailed me this reponse:I think you've confused strategic execution and strategic planning. Businesses should have a well-defined and understood strategy, generally the simpler the better, and you're right when you say corporate politics often prevents everyone aligning...
Tags: Strategy, Branding Strategy Horror story, Branding Strategy Horror, Branding Strategy, branding
Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Bringing back Mickey Mouse's dark side
In a world in which Disney defines its brand and the content it releases under its own name as being aimed at the broadest possible audience, Mickey Mouse is known largely as a feel-good, happy-go-lucky cartoon character.But that's not how Mickey was in the early days. Back in 1928, when...
Tags: game, Disney Corp.
News items 2009-11-04
Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown
Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management MeltdownLeadership is to blame...how to fix that???Although I am in a different industry, I suffer from the same lame leadership issues; once an agile company now bogged down in leadership drugery; I think its a case of the company outgrowing its...
Tags: board, Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw, Emporer, leadership, Management Meltdown, Yahoo! Inc.
Discussion threads 2008-02-14
Major Media Censor the "Bush Bulge" Story
From Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting: The New York Times killed the "Bush Bulge" story about the suspicious object George W. Bush wore on his back during the presidential debates. Journalist Dave Lindorff revealed on Counter-Spin, FAIR's weekFrom Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting: The New York Times killed the "Bush...
Tags: George W. Bush, New York Times Co.
Research articles 2004-11-01
Another 'American Idol' Season, Another Story About a Departing Judge [Updated]
[UPDATE: As of last night -- as in August 4th --  Paula Abdul says she's not coming back, and she appears to mean it. That said, I'm still not sure this is entirely over. Time to cue up the emotional outpouring of support, and her return to the show at...
Tags: Contract, Drama, Advertising & Promotion, Food & Beverage, Marketing, Manufacturing, Catharine P. Taylor
Blog posts 2009-07-20
Town of Hempstead approves construction of multi-story office
Eight years after he first pitched a multi-story office building - the area's first new speculative construction in years - adjacent to bustling Roosevelt Field mall, developer Vince Polimeni has been given the green light. After nightmares of going back and back and forth and endless meetings and...
Tags: Garden City Inc.
Research articles 2006-05-26
Boston Developers Choose Leasing Agent for Back Bay Property.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Mar. 19--Developers planning a 19-story office building in the Back Bay said yesterday they have chosen a leasing agent and are cranking up their search for tenants in a bid to get the project off the ground. Mar. 19--Developers planning a 19-story office building in the Back...
Tags: Boston Globe, developer, leasing
Research articles 1996-03-19
Beer tax roll-back getting national notice - Statistical Data Included
The beer tax roll-back effort has begun to receive substantive coverage in the national media for the first time. An Associated Press story on the roll-back hit the wires last week, and was picked up by newspapers across the country. The text of this Associated Press story follows: By...
Tags: Associated Press, barrel, FINANCE, Taxes, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2001-06-25
Looking back to the future of fun
As 2008 draws to a close and with 2009 just around the corner, it has been an eventful year for the games industry. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 surpassed expectations, Wii Fit showed us that you can play video games and still keep the spare tyre in check, Gears...
News items 2009-08-07
Claim: LeCarre's "The Constant Gardener" Was Based on Pfizer Trovan Case
The Connecticut Law Tribune claims that The Constant Gardener, a John Le Carré book and later a movie with the same name, is in fact based on the Pfizer Trovan case. But is the claim true? A look at the timeline of both the case and the book suggest it...
Tags: Pfizer Inc., Movie, Pharmaceutical Company, Nigeria, Pfizer Trovan, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2009-02-17
William Aramony is back on the streets.
It sounds like a ghost story told around a camp fire. And, it may go down as a legend, but the same story echoed in United Way offices around the country this fall: Bill Aramony had been spotted walking his dog on North Fairfax Street in Alexandria,...
Tags: United Way
Research articles 2002-03-01
Ride Red Back for Growth
Red Back Mining is perhaps the only miner I would even consider owning whose operations lie solely in Africa. The reason is twofold: The geopolitical risk in Ghana and Mauritania is infinitely better than many of the surrounding countries, and their two flagship mines have turned out to be “world...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Hyperinflation
External links 2009-11-16
How Tiger Woods Spent Thanksgiving: A Recap of His Car Crash Story So Far [Family Time]
While you were busy watching football, eating dry turkey, and flashing tense, frozen smiles at your annoying relatives, Tiger Woods was getting beaten senseless by his wife. Here's a round-up of what we know in case you were otherwise engaged. At 2:25 a.m. on Friday...
Tags: Tiger Woods
News items 2009-12-02
Back-to-School Savior? - Hasbro's POX gadget - Brief Article
FROM ALL REPORTS, COMPUTER AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MAKers are probably feeling even worse about the whole back-to-school thing than all of those kids who frolicked with their friends all summer long (see story, page 1). But there's a chance that toy maker Hasbro Inc. of Pawtucket, R.I., is turning on...
Tags: DNA, Hasbro Inc.
Research articles 2001-09-03
Taylor; banking, rosemont.(Focus: Influential Families)(Jeffrey W. Taylor)(Bruce W. Taylor)
Byline: H. Lee Murphy Jeffrey W. Taylor, 53, chairman and CEO, Taylor Capital Group Inc. Bruce W. Taylor, 50, president, Taylor Capital brother Back story: In the mid-1930s, L. Shirley Tark acquired Main State Bank at 1965 N. Milwaukee Ave....
Tags: bank, banking
Research articles 2005-10-17
Lavin & Bernick; personal care, beauty products, melrose park.(Focus: Influential Families)(Leonard H. Lavin)(Carol L. Bernick)(Howard B. Bernick)
Byline: H. Lee Murphy Leonard H. Lavin, 86, chairman emeritus, Alberto-Culver Co. Carol L. Bernick, 52, chairman of the board, (Leonard's daughter) Howard B. Bernick, 52, president and CEO, (Leonard's son-in-law) Back story: A native of...
Tags: Tulane University
Research articles 2005-10-17
Stepan; chemicals, northfield.(Focus: Influential Families)(Company Profile)
Byline: H. Lee Murphy F. Quinn Stepan, 67, chairman and CEO, Stepan Co. F. Quinn Stepan Jr., 44, president and chief operating officer son Paul H. Stepan, 61, director brother of the senior Quinn Back story:...
Tags: chemicals, company, Paul
Research articles 2005-10-17
Krehbiel; electronics, lisle.(Focus: Influential Families)(Molex Inc.)(Company Profile)
Byline: H. Lee Murphy John H. Krehbiel Jr., 68, co-chairman, Molex Inc. Frederick A. Krehbiel, 64, co-chairman brother Fred L. Krehbiel, 40, president of the connector products division (John's son) Back story: Molex Inc. was founded in...
Tags: company, electronics, Molex Inc.
Research articles 2005-10-17
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