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IBM Cleared in San Jose Cancer Liability Suit

Posted by michael on from the hidden-costs dept.

kbeech writes "A jury In San Jose returned a unanimous verdict in favor of IBM in a case where plaintiffs claimed the company kept medical information on their condition from them." Slashdot hasn't covered this well, but evidence in the lawsuit has suggested that employees were heavily exposed to chemicals and that IBM was aware that their employees got cancer at higher rates than the general population.

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  1. In other news... by enrico_suave · · Score: 5, Funny

    Willy wonka cleared of liability/wrong doing in the Gloop, Beauregarde, and Teevee vs IBM suit.

    e.

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  2. Yipee... by MadBiologist · · Score: 2, Funny

    Goody... now their lawyers can really concentrate on that peskey SCO thing...

    (yes, I realize that IBM has a bout a gazillion lawyers, and that the ones involved in a cancer lawsuit are not the ones who'd best handle an ip lawsuit... but still....)

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  3. Is IBM now spearheading a... by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 4, Funny


    ...new Open Sores Initiative?

    Sorry, couldn't restrain myself.

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  4. Re:Fantastic! by grub · · Score: 2, Funny


    IBM Spokesperson Joseph Camel agrees.

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  5. Cancer, yay! by lukewarmfusion · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everything causes cancer nowadays

    *sigh*