Re: More RM in the News

[Tom Mohaupt <tom.mohaupt@wright.edu>]

RE: Boeing being sued by Motley Crue's Vince Neil

I wonder what kind of drugs and how much alcohol Mr. Neil and his wife have
consumed. I wonder if they'd give an honest answer. There are lots of
alleged causes of childhood cancer, such as maternal smoking, drinking,
sickness, prescription and non-prescription drugs, and childhood illness.

"Mercado, Don" wrote:
> 
> BOEING SUED OVER DEATH OF ROCK STAR'S DAUGHTER: Boeing Co., the world's
> biggest aircraft maker, is being sued by a
> rock star who claims his daughter's death in 1995 was caused by radioactive
> material dumped near his California home. Motley
> Crue's former lead singer, Vince Neil, had a home in Simi Valley,
> California, next to a nuclear facility formerly operated by Rockwell
> International Corp.'s Rocketdyne division. Boeing acquired the property when
> it bought Rockwell's aerospace and defense
> businesses in 1996. The suit claims Boeing, Rockwell and Rocketdyne
> knowingly dumped hazardous substances, such as
> plutonium and uranium, near Neil's home. His daughter, Skylar, was diagnosed
> with a rare form of cancer in 1995 and died that year.
> She ``passed away from cancer as a direct result'' of the companies' alleged
> activities, the suit claims. Boeing had yet to see the
> suit and wouldn't comment on it, said Lori Circle, a spokeswoman for the
> company. ``No evidence of off-site contamination that
> would pose a health risk to the public'' has ever been documented at the
> Southern California site, Circle said. The suit, filed Friday in
> U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, seeks unspecified damages. (Bloomberg)
> 
> Donald P. Mercado
> Radiation Safety Officer
> Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
> O/EK-20, B/101
> 1111 Lockheed Martin Way
> Sunnyvale, CA 94089
> Ph. (408) 742-0759
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> Email: Don.mercado@lmco.com
> 
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