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Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that the company is recalling five of its popular, briskly selling sunscreen products after finding they contain low levels of benzene. Benzene is a dangerous chemical that has been found to cause cancer with repeated exposure. The nature of benzene and the fact that people use sunscreen time and again resulted in red flags and the manufacturer issuing the immediate recall. Five Johnson & Johnson Sunscreen Products Subject to Recall The immediate recall impacts five…

A Philadelphia construction accident took the life of one worker and seriously injured another. The tragic incident involved a piece of equipment known in the industry as a “drilling rig.” A construction drilling rig should not be confused with a platform of the same name used in the oil and gas industry. A construction drilling rig is used to move heavy equipment at a work site. The fatal Philadelphia construction accident occurred when the drilling rig fell over and crushed…

The Consumer Product Safety Commission took a highly unusual step on July 7, 2021. The Commission voted to initiate legal processes to force the recall of a certain line of home elevators. As of this time, at least eight children have been crushed to death in elevator accidents involving home lifts manufactured by ThyssenKrupp Access. Recalls of the type the Commission is attempting to force normally are undertaken voluntarily by a manufacturer like ThyssenKrupp Access. ThyssenKrupp Access is a wholly…

The 28-story Miami-Dade Courthouse was dedicated and opened in 1928. As a result, the iconic structure has been a celebrated part of the skyline for generations. The life of the elegant courthouse building took an unexpected turn late on Friday, July 6, when the Miami-Dade Mayor made an alarming public announcement. The Courthouse will be closed due to substantial structural problems requiring immediate remediation. Engineering Report Spells Out Major Structural Problems In the aftermath of the Surfside condo collapse in…

During the past week, the media has been awash in reports about disgraced former entertainer being released from prison after his conviction for sexual assault was tossed out by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. At the heart of the decision was Cosby’s Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and the interplay between that constitutional guarantee, criminal cases, and civil lawsuits. This has raised concerns and confusion among people considering civil lawsuits in cases in which the perpetrator of an injury-causing act may…