Feb 16th, 2010 · The recall of millions of possibly defective Toyotas is focusing renewed attention both on safety and on the consumer blowback from recalls. Toyota is certainly not the first car company to have been perceived as mishandling a safety alert or recall. From baby cribs to beef, lead toys to Tylenol, history shows there are smart, and not so smart ways of handling recalls.
Jan 20th, 2010 · Director of Intelligence Dennis Blair said Wednesday that the Nigerian student who allegedly tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airplane should have been treated as a terrorism suspect when the plane landed. That would have subjected him to questioning by special interrogators rather than standard law enforcement.
Nov 13th, 2009 · As Congress prepares to examine whether the government mishandled reports of behavioral issues with Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, the suspected gunman in the Fort Hood shootings, one key question being raised is: Could terrorism have been a motive? Investigators warn it's too early to speculate.
Oct 8th, 2009 · A jury has found Brooke Astor's son and an estate lawyer guilty of mishandling the late New York philanthropist's fortune. The late socialite's son, Anthony Marshall, and lawyer Francis Morrissey had denied looting Astor's nearly $200 million estate.
Sep 2nd, 2009 · In a report released Wednesday, SEC inspector general David Kotz said the agency consistently mishandled its five investigations of Bernard Madoff's business, despite ample complaints over 16 years about the multibillion-dollar fraud. It found found no evidence of any improper ties between agency officials and Madoff, however.
Apr 6th, 2009 · U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder dismissed the indictment of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens last week, a move that surprised both supporters and critics of the veteran lawmaker. Stevens was convicted on corruption charges last October, but Holder says federal prosecutors' mishandling of the case taints the conviction.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · The Justice Department's Inspector General says former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled classified documents. The report says Gonzales took home the documents related to the domestic-surveillance program, and did not secure them in a safe there.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Pervez Musharraf has resigned as Pakistan's president under threat of impeachment. It may be the final act in a long confrontation between Musharraf and the political opposition that has accused him of illegally seizing power and mishandling the country's economy. Shuja Nawaz, a Pakistani journalist and author, explains issues facing that nation's government.