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Hurricane Laura Rips Through Heart of Louisiana Chemical Plant Country, Triggers Catastrophic Chlorine Gas Fire Hurricane Laura slammed into the Gulf Coast of Louisiana in the middle of the night on August 27, 2020. A Category 4 hurricane, Laura stormed onto the coast of Louisiana with sustained winds at 75 miles per hour and gusts over 100 miles per hour, ripping through the very heart of the Gulf chemical plant country. Dramatic storm surges, heavy rain, and flooding dominated the…

College Fraternity Misconduct and COVID-19 Although many of the nation’s colleges and universities continue to struggle with the effects of the Coronavirus epidemic, a few schools have resumed near-normal operations albeit with strict public health guidelines in place. In addition to the now-customary mandatory mask rules and social distancing requirements, most schools have placed limits on the size of social gatherings that are hosted by fraternities and sororities at their respective houses or at off-campus locations. While most Greek organizations…

Amazon Logistics Delivery Trucks Versus “Common Carriers” Amazon.com is the largest online retailer in the world. Much of its success is due to its policy of providing on-time delivery of products that are ordered online from its thousands of retail partners. Unfortunately, as we have noted in a previous post, two “legs” of Amazon’s delivery operations (Amazon Prime and Amazon Logistics) have less than enviable safety records. In this post, our Amazon truck accident lawyer discusses how Amazon.com has created…

Courageous Detroit Firefighter Loses Life after Saving Three Drowning Girls Sivad Johnson, a 26-year veteran of the Detroit Fire Department, was enjoying time on Belle Isle with his 10-year-old daughter, Hayden, on Friday evening, August 21, 2020, Belle Isla is a 982-acre island park situated in the Detroit River. Johnson’s time with his daughter was interrupted when he heard other people nearby sound alarm about three girls in the water drowning. In response to the calls for assistance with the…

Bodies of Four Seamen Killed in Corpus Christi Explosion Recovered The Corpus Christi Caller-Times is reporting that the U.S. Coast Guard and private salvage drivers have recovered the bodies of all four seamen killed in last Friday’s (August 21st) sinking of the dredging vessel Waymon L. Boyd. The Boyd was lost after it struck an underwater pipeline near the intersection of Lantana and Up River Road, caught fire, and sank in the adjacent shipping channel. The accident occurred shortly before…