Trafigura not required by judge to answer for Probo Koala poisoning disaster
Today, the multiple commercial chamber of the District Court of Amsterdam ruled that the proceedings brought by the Victimes des déchets toxiques Côte d'Ivoire Foundation (abbreviated to ‘Ivory Coast Poison Disaster Foundation’) against Trafigura regarding the consequences of the dumping of poison by the ship Probo Koala in Ivory Coast in 2006, are shipwrecked on procedural grounds. See here the [...]
Alphen aan den Rijn shooting tragedy
6 people died and 16 were wounded because Tristan van der Vlis shot at them in the De Ridderhof shopping center (Alphen aan den Rijn) on April 9, 2011. Van der Vlis could legally possess firearms because he had been granted a firearms permit by the Hollands Midden police region shortly beforehand. Beer advocaten [...]
Alphen aan den Rijn shooting tragedy
On April 9, 2011, in the shopping center De Ridderhof in Alphen aan den Rijn, Tristan van der Vlis shot and killed five people, wounded seventeen (one of whom later died) and then took his own life. Shortly after this tragedy, it became known that Tristan suffered from mental illness, but nevertheless [...]
Malaysia Airlines air disaster MH17
On Thursday, July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed near the border of Russia and Ukraine. All occupants, including 196 Dutch nationals, perished. The grief of the bereaved families is indescribable and the lack of understanding and anger are great. The question of how this could have happened and who is responsible is central. [...]
Potential casualties from PUR floor insulation
PUR floor insulation is a controversial product. It is suspected of causing health problems in humans and animals. An increasing number of victims of this insulation material are complaining of persistent complaints of skin, respiratory and mucous membranes, among other things, that arose after the material was installed in their homes. They have, as a result of their complaints, left their homes with [...].
Settlement reached for Dutch victims of Vioxx
The (surviving relatives of) over one hundred victims of the painkiller Vioxx recently reached a settlement with the manufacturer Merck and its Dutch subsidiary MSD. The proceedings to obtain compensation before the Haarlem District Court that had been initiated by (surviving relatives of) victims ended with the settlement.