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...Justice Antonin Scalia dissented, saying "both types of damages are 'received on account of the personal injury.'" The decision came in the case of O'Gilvie vs. U.S., where the family of Betty O'Gilvie, who died of toxic shock syndrome, won $10 million in punitive damages from International Playtex, the maker of the tampons used by Mrs. O'Gilvie. Tuesday's decisions upheld rulings that forced the family to pay about $1.3 million in federal taxes on that amount...
...firm's acquisitions have included Dr. Pepper Co., The Seven Up Co. and Playtex Products, Inc., according to Stern...
Real women do not wear bras -- at least not in U.S. network-television commercials, where the undergarments float in the air or decorate see-through torsos. But that will change on May 4, when Playtex, based in Stamford, Conn., will be allowed to air TV spots on all three major networks that use live models to extol the virtues of Cross Your Heart bras...
...portion will retain its name and virtually all of the food lines, including processed cheeses and salad dressings. The other, still unnamed firm will make Tupperware and electrical appliances. And Chicago's Beatrice Foods (1985 sales: $11.8 billion) has agreed to sell some $2.5 billion worth of subsidiaries, including Playtex intimate apparel and Avis Rent...
...Harvard findings have already led the manufacturers of Playtex and Tampax tampons to withdraw products containing polyacrylate rayon from the market and replace them with safer, though somewhat less absorbent versions. Procter & Gamble's Rely tampons, the only type containing polyester foam, were discontinued in 1980, after they had been linked to dozens of cases of TSS (the incidence rate promptly dropped). Kass is hopeful that his research, which was sponsored by Tambrands (the maker of Tampax), will help manufacturers in developing new tampons that are both ultra-absorbent and safe...