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Philips to lay off 14 at Mt. Pleasant facility

3 weeks ago | post-gazette.com | Michael Sallah |Michael Korsh |Madaleine Rubin

Philips Respironics will lay off 14 workers at a Westmoreland County facility after it eliminated a shift. The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act “WARN” notice announcing the layoffs at its facility at 174 Tech Center Drive in Mount Pleasant. “It is anticipated that these will be permanent terminations and that employee separations will commence on May 23, 2025,” the company wrote in the WARN notice in late March.
Lack of motive, past writings puts Trump rally gunman in rare class among high-profile shooters

Aug 10, 2024 | post-gazette.com | Michael Korsh |Mike Wereschagin

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Campaign ad spending in Pennsylvania on record pace as hundreds of millions pour into presidential battle

Jul 28, 2024 | post-gazette.com | Mike Wereschagin |Michael Sallah |Michael Korsh

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Inside the raging battle at Philips: Internal fights and resignations over dangerous breathing machines

Jul 7, 2024 | post-gazette.com | Michael Sallah |Michael Korsh

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Century III Mall owner Moonbeam Capital bought malls, collected rent while leaving behind decaying buildings

Jun 20, 2024 | newsinteractive.post-gazette.com | Michael Korsh |Neena Hagen

A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Investigation Moonbeam companies amassed a portfolio of malls across the country, including Century III, then left a trail of unpaid taxes and empty, decaying buildings By Michael Korsh and Neena Hagen | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette June 20, 2024 Steven Maksin’s real estate empire was forged in the world of shopping malls and the flow of investment dollars that would lead him on a cross-country buying spree. The company that he founded purchased the Burlington Center Mall...
Post-Gazette joint investigation earns honors at 60th Golden Quill Awards

May 28, 2024 | post-gazette.com | Michael Sallah |Evan Robinson-Johnson |Michael Korsh

A Post-Gazette joint investigation that chronicled the massive recall of defective sleep apnea machines and ventilators manufactured at two Pittsburgh-area plants and the breakdowns in government oversight during the health crisis earned two best-of-show honors Tuesday evening at the 60th Golden Quill Awards at the Rivers Casino on the North Shore. “With Every Breath,” a project of the Post-Gazette and ProPublica, was awarded the Ray Sprigle Memorial Award.
In wake of massive recall, SEC launches investigation into Philips Respironics

May 24, 2024 | post-gazette.com | Anya Sostek |Michael Sallah |Debbie Cenziper |Michael Korsh

As Philips Respironics settles costly legal battles over its defective breathing machines, the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into the company's practices and whether it withheld critical information about the dangers of the devices before pulling them from the shelves in one of the largest recalls of its kind, the Post-Gazette has learned.
Philips agrees to $1 billion settlement with patients over defective breathing machines

Apr 29, 2024 | post-gazette.com | Michael Sallah |Debbie Cenziper |Michael Korsh |Evan Robinson-Johnson

After years of heated legal battles over its defective breathing machines, Philips Respironics on Monday agreed to a $1 billion settlement with lawyers representing thousands of patients who claim they were injured using the devices that were pulled from the shelves three years ago in one of the largest recalls of its kind.
I Got Mailers Promoting Toddler Milk for My Children. I Went on to Investigate International Formula Marketing.

Apr 9, 2024 | propublica.org | Heather Vogell |Michael Korsh |Becca Savransky |Robert Faturechi

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. When my sons were young, ads promoting formula made especially for toddlers appeared unsolicited in my mailbox. I found them curious. My kids drank cow’s milk when needed. It cost less and worked just fine.
After CPAP Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With U.S. Justice Department

Apr 9, 2024 | propublica.org | Michael Korsh |Evan Robinson-Johnson |Heather Vogell |Brett Murphy

Philips Respironics received thousands of complaints about a dangerous defect in its breathing machines but kept them secret for years as stock prices soared. The devices, including the popular DreamStation for sleep apnea, went to children, the elderly and veterans before the global giant announced a massive recall. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.

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Articles

Philips to lay off 14 at Mt. Pleasant facility

Lack of motive, past writings puts Trump rally gunman in rare class among high-profile shooters

Campaign ad spending in Pennsylvania on record pace as hundreds of millions pour into presidential battle

Inside the raging battle at Philips: Internal fights and resignations over dangerous breathing machines

Century III Mall owner Moonbeam Capital bought malls, collected rent while leaving behind decaying buildings

Post-Gazette joint investigation earns honors at 60th Golden Quill Awards

In wake of massive recall, SEC launches investigation into Philips Respironics

Philips agrees to $1 billion settlement with patients over defective breathing machines

I Got Mailers Promoting Toddler Milk for My Children. I Went on to Investigate International Formula Marketing.

After CPAP Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With U.S. Justice Department

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