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Fighting words at Tenet & Community Health…

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

The no-holds-barred battle between Tenet Healthcare (THC) and Community Health Systems (CYH) would be amusing if there weren’t so much at stake: Tenet is fighting for its independence in the face of a decidedly hostile overture from Community Health; Community Health is now facing so many lawsuits and government inquiries you need a spreadsheet to [...]

And the beef goes on (at Yum)…

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

You probably remember the big dust-up a few months ago over what exactly was in Taco Bell’s beef.  A class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court in late January, 2011 by Alabama-based law firm Beasley, Allen against Taco Bell, a subsidiary owned by Yum Brands (YUM). Beasley Allen’s petition claimed that Taco Bell’s products that [...]

Transocean’s quiet risk panel & push for immunity

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Could it be that, in the outrage over the safety bonuses awarded to top executives at Transocean (RIG), two other striking parts of the company’s proxy go largely overlooked? Transocean, of course, is the offshore drilling contractor that owned the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that burst into flame a year ago, killing 11 and triggering [...]

Still cleaning up after Pandora and Bernie…

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

We know that Pandora was a mythological woman, and that her notorious box really started out as a jar.* But the premise of her myth – that evil has been unleashed on Earth – made us think about federal prisoner number 61727-054… otherwise known as Bernie Madoff. Madoff didn’t invent the Ponzi scheme; that dubious [...]

Cubic Corp.: Between Iran and a hard place…

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Since mid-January, Cubic Corporation (CUB) has signed new contracts worth more than $300 million. The agreements vary, from creating a new “new smart card fare payment and revenue management system” for Vancouver’s regional transit systems, to creating systems that help American and British military personnel obtain tactical training. Yet for all the exciting new work [...]