Episode 204: Jonathan Tisch & the Tisch Family feat Alex Ptak

This week with Alex Ptak of Pod Damn America we cover the life and misdeeds of Jonathan Tisch. Find out all about how the Tisch family initially made their riches, (Friends & Family LLC) the 6 billion dollar net worth of the family does all sorts of horrible things including a insurance racket where they wouldn’t pay out on hazard insurance to contractors in warzones. Find out all that and more right here on Grubstakers.

https://www.propublica.org/article/us-insurance-firm-neglects-survivors-of-iraqi-translators-may-face-criminal

Citations:

• U.S. Insurance Firm Neglects Survivors of Iraqi Translators, May Face Criminal Charges (Propublica)
  Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. faces possible investigation after failing to pay death benefits to survivors of Iraqi translators working to help the U.S. mission in Iraq.
• Loews Class Action Lawsuit Filed By Employee Over Fingerprint Collection (Top Class Actions)
  An overview of the class action lawsuit against Loews for distributing the fingerprint data from employee timekeeping to third parties without workers' consent.
• Offshore Drilling Giant Says “Not Guilty” in Drilling Mud Lawsuit (Lawyers and Settlements)
  Overview of the drilling mud asbestos lawsuit against Diamond Offshore Drilling.
• History of the Welfare to Work Partnership (The Welfare to Work Partnership homepage)
  What the Welfare to Work Partnership is in their own words.
• In the Face of Hotel Labor Shortage; Loews CEO Jonathan M. Tisch, in Philadelphia Wednesday to Announce Major Hiring for Loews Philadelphia Hotel (Hospitality Net)
  Jonathan Tisch's announcement that he will be using people pushed out of welfare for his hotels.
• Preston Robert Tisch, Owner of Loews Hotels and Giants, Dies (New York times)
  Obituary of Preston Robert Tisch.
• Laurence A. Tisch, Investor Known for Saving CBS Inc. From Takeover, Dies at 80 (New York Times)
  Obituary of Laurence Tisch.