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A massive K-Solv chemical plant fire has been raging out of control for a couple of hours in Channelview in Harris County. According to K-Solv, at about the two-hour mark of the colossal blaze, no workers at the chemical plant have been seriously injured or killed. The company maintains that all of its workers are accounted for as of this time. While there may be certainty about accounting for employees, firefighters at the scene of the K-Solv chemical plant fire…

A natural gas explosion case ended up being criminally prosecuted in Rockland County, New York. Ultimately, and as will be discussed in more detail in a moment, the true facts of the matter revealed that the State of New York had taken legal action against the wrong party when it came to a catastrophic natural gas explosion. Before diving deeper into the aftermath of this particular natural gas explosion, a consideration of the incident itself is important and illuminating. A subcontractor…

Decades of sexual assault and sexual abuse at the Gilman School in Baltimore was brought to light in a comprehensive report obtained by the media in March of this year. Perpetrated over the course of multiple decades by two employees of the prestigious school for boys, at least 20 students have been identified of victims of sexual assault and abuse. There are likely more victims yet to be identified. The Gilman School sexual assault tragedy started in the 1950s. The…

Bowling Green State University Pi Kappa Alpha faces allegations that the men’s Greek organization violated six provisions of the school’s Code of Student Conduct in the fraternity hazing death of 20-year-old sophomore Stone Foltz. Foltz is one of two Ohio university students killed in fraternity hazing incidents in that state in March 2021. Specific Violations of Code of Student Conduct in Fraternity Hazing Death The six provisions of the Code of Student Conduct in the fraternity Bowling Green State University…

Retaining walls at the damaged Piney Point Reservoir are on the brink of complete collapse Easter Sunday afternoon. What is being described as an imminent breach of the retaining walls at the reservoir is apt to cause a 20-foot wall of water cascading into the surrounding area in Manatee County near Tampa Bay. The potential catastrophic flooding is worsened by the reality that Piney Point Reservoir exists to contain toxic wastewater from a shuttered phosphate plant. A breach of retaining…