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Alissa Kruidenier is a Columbia University graduate who specializes in international development, security, and diplomacy.Articles by Alissa Kruidenier
Human Resource Experts Discuss Alleged Wrongful Termination
This is an employment discrimination case involving a large corporation in Alabama and an employee fired for substance abuse. During an intensive hiring and interview process for the company, the employee questioned potential new hires while high on narcotics. Far…
Posted on inExperts Opine on Company’s Ability to Predict Bankruptcy
A group of investors in Illinois filed a class action suit against a leather manufacturing company for failing to foresee its own bankruptcy. The investors perceived company management to be misleading them, sending out ambiguous statements and and omitting material information…
Posted on inFactory Sued for Environmental Release of Carcinogens
A lodge in West Virginia decided to file suit against a neighboring factory for groundwater contamination after lodge employees began to show signs of organ and nervous system damage. The factory had allegedly been practicing off-site dumping of toxic wastes…
Posted on inVasectomy Expert Opines on Patient Injury
A primary care physician was named in a lawsuit in West Virginia following a low-cost vasectomy procedure that went awry. The patient, an elderly man, had agreed to the physician’s procedure on the belief that it would be a cheaper alternative…
Posted on inCorporate Liability Questioned Following Factory Accident
A large manufacturing company of jewelry with gemstones in Pennsylvania was sued for the resulting injuries and deaths of five of its employees after a deadly factory fire. The factory had acted as a subsidy of the larger company, employing many…
Posted on inEnergy Company Sued for Underpaid Royalties
This is a reporting requirements and severance tax case involving a multinational energy company in Pennsylvania. Allegedly, the company had manipulated their royalty payments by overcharging on post-production expenses, reducing the amount of royalties they needed to pay. The company…
Posted on inHuman Resources Expert Discusses Fatal Accident Caused by Drunk Employee
A food delivery company in Pennsylvania was named in a lawsuit after one of its employees caused a fatal accident while running company errands and driving drunk. The company had sent its employee out to run delivery errands while intoxicated;…
Posted on inAuction House Sues Ex-Employee Over Libelous Statements
This case stems from a negligence and fraud suit, where a large antiques auction house in Rhode Island was successfully awarded millions of dollars by a software firm. The software company, which had been initially sued over its unsuccessful conversion…
Posted on inCompensation Consultant Opines on Allegedly Excessive CEO Salary
This case stems from a wrongful death suit, where the Chief Executive Officer of an urban renewal foundation in South Dakota contracted terminal cancer after being exposed to toxic materials in a construction site. It has been already proven that…
Posted on inSports Employment Professionals Comment on Workplace Discrimination Case
Following a period of workplace harassment, a brand ambassador for equestrian sports gear decided to sue her employer in Georgia for discrimination. The employee, who was one of four other “pro” brand ambassadors, was in charge of overseeing maintenance and…
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