A good lawsuit.
As regular readers know, I'm capable of considerable cynicism concerning my former brethren, trial lawyers. Sometimes, however, they are essential to making the system work. Such, I believe, is the case with a suit filed by Randal McCloy Jr. and families of the dead Sago sago (sā`gō) [Malay], edible starch extracted from the pithlike center of several E Asian palms (chiefly Metroxylon sagu) or sometimes of cycads. The starch is an important item in the diet in some parts of E Asia and is exported for use in foods (e.g., puddings) and for stiffening textiles. miners against the International Coal Group for its indifference to their safety. A hefty verdict in their favor might cause coal companies to decide that providing safe working conditions is cheaper than their potential liability for not doing so.
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