Jude Medical (nyse: STJ - news - people ) failed because of susceptibility of a component to damage caused by cosmic rays.

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The U.S. Coast Guard said the ship's CO2 firefighting system had failed to operate correctly due to leaks, poor maintenance and component failures.

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Another component of a bank failure is that another bank is taking over the assets of a failed bank.

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