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The holiday season was marred for a number of families in the United States as a result of construction accidents. A trio of construction accident incidents involving vehicles resulted in death and serious injury over the yearend holidays. The stark reality is that one of the most commonplace types of construction site accidents in the country involve deaths and injuries sustained as the result of the negligent operation or motor vehicles or malfunctions of this type of equipment. Fairfax County,…

Two major railroad accidents occurred in the United States at Christmastime, resulting in multiple car derailments and the release of hazardous chemicals. A primary issue associated with train derailments is hazardous chemical spills that can not only harm the environment but present a very real risk to the health and welfare of rail crews and members of the general public. The first of the massive railroad derailments occurred in Iowa during the Christmas holiday and involved train heading into the…

With COVID-19 pandemic limitations changing in many communities across the country, the number of students returning to in-person learning is increasing. In fact, the incoming presidential administration has announced that it intends to take steps to permit nearly 100% in-person learning for nearly all elementary, middle, and high school students in the United States within the first 100 days of the start of the new presidency. School busses will be returning to the streets in larger numbers. Consequently, there will…