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A catastrophic Arizona semi-truck accident on Wednesday on Interstate 10 in Casa Grande has resulted in two deaths and yet to be confirmed number of injuries. The deadly semi wreck occurred in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 at about the Val Visa Boulevard turnoff. Investigators are still trying to get their hands around how the deadly accident could have occurred in the first instance. What is known is that for some reason a semi-truck driver crossed over the center…

A Texas physician is alleged to have continuously sexually abused multiple children. Matt Hipke maintained a medical practice in Longview, Texas, he called Adolescent Care Team. Hipke appears to have sexually assaulted male and female patients alike. These included children under the age of 17, some even younger than 14-years-old. The medical practice is now shuttered in the aftermath of what appear to widespread accusations about sexual abuse of minors. Hipke is said to have utilized a number of tactics…

A crane collapse brought a pair of Chicago Transit Authority train lines (the Chicago L) to a dead stop and forced the evacuation of a nearby residential building. Amazingly, no injuries have been reported as a result of the Chicago crane collapse. An eyewitness to the toppling of the crane stated that he saw the crane operator himself crawl out from the equipment wreckage. The crane operator is said to have dodged injuries and declined to be examined at a…

Over144,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, closing beaches and threatening marine and other wildlife. In addition, the most recent oil spill along the California shoreline presents the possibility of dire consequences for coastal commercial fishers as well as a myriad of business that rely upon tourism for their trade and livelihood. Cause and Containment of the California Oil Spill Not only are ocean waters murky as a result of the…

Sordid Tale of Christopher Duntsch Illustrates Harsh Limitations on Rights of Injured Patients in the Lone Star State The State of Texas has some of the harshest laws on the books regarding medical malpractice claims for compensation. These are statutes that severely limit what a patient injured as the result of medical malpractice can obtain in the way of compensation. The arguably widespread inability of a person injured because of a doctor’s negligence results in such an individual being prevented…