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Asbestos is a naturally occurring, fibrous mineral that has the propensity to become trapped in a person’s a lungs. If asbestos accumulates to even a fairly minimal degree in a person’s lungs, the substance can lead to the development of cancer. There are a number of factors to understand about asbestos-related lung cancer and the legal rights of a person who contracts this disease. Who is at Risk for Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer? The reality is that even at this juncture…

Perhaps no other type of medical malpractice is more catastrophic than that associated with some type of birth injury. There are five types of birth injuries that most frequently arise as the result of medical malpractice: Brain injuries Clavicle fractures Erb’s palsy Growth plate fractures Femur fractures Brain Injuries Brain injuries represent one of the more commonplace types of physical damages that arise from a birth-related incidence of medical malpractice. When an adult sustains a brain injury, it most often…

Having reached what appears to generally be a period of normality following a year battling the coronavirus pandemic, more workers will be at construction sites and in other endeavors that involve the use of scaffolding. As a consequence, there will be an associated increase in scaffolding accidents and in the number of people who are seriously injured and killed in these types of incidents. With these realities on the horizon, it’s important to recount some important factors, facts, and figures…

Over 200 firefighters spent two days battling a massive Phoenix fire that destroyed multiple businesses. Ultimately, about a dozen firehouses fought the mammoth blaze, rendering the response the largest in the history of Phoenix. While the fire took out at least a half dozen businesses and commercial structures, the inferno took no lives. As of Monday morning, one firefighter had been hospitalized. The injured firefighter was listed in stable condition. No specific information has been provided about the extent of…

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, has concluded a comprehensive investigation of a steam explosion at a Connecticut VA hospital that occurred at the end of 2020. Two people working on the steam system at the Connecticut VA hospital located in West Haven were killed as a result of the steam explosion. In its report, OSHA concluded that the accident and the deaths of the two workers could have been completed avoided. Horrific Deaths at West Haven VA…