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The CDC is tracking reports of lung disease that may be related use of e-cigarettes and other “vaping products.” In this post our defective products injury lawyer describes the symptoms of this disease and offers suggestions for those who believe they may have been made ill bu using these products.

Fraternity Hazing: Summer, 2019 At most colleges and universities, the student body during the summer semester is usually comprised of 1) “serious” students who are trying to stay ahead of their course requirements or 2) college athletes trying to maintain their academic eligibility. Summer semester also marks the quietest time of the year for host schools to order fraternity suspensions due to hazing and other types of irresponsible behavior. At The Doan Law Firm, our in-house database recorded six disciplinary…

25 Dead, 9 Missing After Fire Destroys Charter Scuba Boat According news reports published by Reuters, the New York Times and the Associated Press, 25 people are confirmed to have died after a charter boat was destroyed by fire while anchored off Southern California’s Santa Cruz Island early Monday morning. Nine others are reported to be missing and are presumed to have also been killed in what local authorities are describing as the worst maritime accident in California waters in…

Hurricane Dorian Homeowners and Business Insurance Lawyer Florida, as well as much of the southeastern United States, is bracing for impact from yet another hurricane. As Hurricane Dorian approaches, the danger of catastrophic property damage and loss of life has prompted voluntary mass evacuations and shortages of everything from bottled water to building materials. Unfortunately, Dorian will undoubtedly cause extensive property damage and will thus lead to a large numbers of homeowner and business insurance claims being filed. This will…

Can a Non-citizen File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in a U.S. Court? In a recent post, we discussed the potential liability of businesses for injuries their customers and employees might receive in a “mass shooting” incident or during some other act of premeditated (“planned”) public violence. We have since been asked to discuss an issue that we did not raise in our original post: “Given that many victims of the recent mass shooting incident in El Paso were Mexican nationals,…