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Cento’s San Marzano Tomatoes Aren’t the Real Thing, Lawsuits Allege

The largest U.S. seller of San Marzano tomatoes, known to Italian food lovers as the best tomatoes for making pasta sauce, has been hit with two federal lawsuits claiming what’s inside the can isn’t the real thing. San Marzano insists its tomatoes are the real thing. CentoOne suit filed in New York in February alleges fraud and disputes Cento’s yield of San Marzano tomatoes, saying the …


ITC Starts Paying Out Claims as Lawsuits Mount After Deer Park Chemical Fire

On HoustonChronicle.com: ITC resumes rail, truck activity at Deer Park terminalAn ITC spokesperson said the company does not know how many eligible claims have been filed. ITC, however, stills faces a federal lawsuit from a Harris County woman seeking class action status in addition to 22 civil lawsuits in state court in Harris County. The Harris County District Attorney’s office also has filed …


Lawsuit Against Mount Sinai Medical School Alleges a Toxic Culture for Women

Namely, the then-32-year-old Prabhjot Singh, who at that time, still hadn’t completed his residency program at Mount Sinai. Now, a lawsuit aimed at Charney and the Arnhold Institute for Global Health (AIGH) describes a toxic work culture that the plaintiffs say manifested under Singh, and alleges that the dean cast aside many of the older women employees who had worked to make AIGH successful. …


Update: Mount Sinai Board Says It Will Launch Probe of Discrimination Claims

Update: Mount Sinai board says it will launch probe of discrimination claims*Update, 23 May, 4:23 p.m.: The co-chairs of the Board of Trustees at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai yesterday told the medical school’s faculty that the board is forming a “special committee to review matters related to the allegations of discrimination,” as well as any other related issues. The faculty …