Boy Scouts, Catholic Dioceses Find Haven From Sex Abuse Suits in Bankruptcy January 3, 2023 By Kristina Cooke, Benjamin Lesser and Mike Spector Lawmakers around the United States have tried to grant justice to victims of decades-old incidents of child sexual abuse by...
Special Report: Corporate Chiefs Dodge Lawsuits Over Sexual Abuse, Deadly Products November 8, 2022 By Mike Spector, Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine, Kristina Cooke and Disha Raychaudhuri Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction landed him in prison. Allegations of serial sexual abuse cost him his career and...
Reuters Special Report: Suit Over Deadly Crash Renews Spotlight on GM Safety March 17, 2021 By Mike Spector and Benjamin Lesser On a clear afternoon in November 2014, Glenda Marie Buchanan set off in her silver Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV from her...
REUTERS REPORT-Regulators Ignored Workers’ COVID-19 Safety Complaints Amid Deadly Outbreaks January 6, 2021 By Chris Kirkham and Benjamin Lesser Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety...
Reuters Report: How Secrecy in Courts Stymies Safety Regulators January 17, 2020 By Mike Spector, Jaimi Dowdell and Benjamin Lesser LEBANON, Ohio — Something wasn’t right with the Rhino. Reports started trickling in to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...
Reuters Report: How Plaintiff Lawyers Help Corporate America Keep Its Secrets November 8, 2019 By Jaimi Dowdell and Benjamin Lesser Paula Lawlor was sifting through piles of internal General Motors Co. documents in a hotel room outside of Los Angeles...
Reuters Report: How Judges’ Secrecy Has Added to Toll of Opioids and Other Products June 25, 2019 By Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine, Lisa Girion and Jaimi Dowdell WELCH, West Virginia —The opioid epidemic that has so far killed half a million Americans is routinely blamed on greedy...
Special Reuters Report: The High Cost of Building in High Flood Risk Areas December 12, 2017 By Benjamin Lesser and Ryan McNeill When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo...