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A Gulf Coast gas well owned by Texas Petroleum Investment Company exploded Tuesday, injuring at least seven workers, four seriously. The blast occurred just off the coast of Louisiana in the Belle Isle Field, which is located near St. Mary Parish in Louisiana. The explosion accident involved a gas well that technically had been abandoned by Texas Petroleum Investment Company. Contractors had been hired by the owner to plug the well. Work on plugging the well commenced on Sunday, a…

One of the more commonplace causes of medical malpractice in the United States is misdiagnosis of a health condition, disease, illness or ailment. There are 10 commonly misdiagnosed medical conditions that form the basis of medical malpractice claims: Cancer Heart attack Stroke Fibromyalgia Depression Thyroid conditions Aortic dissection Pulmonary embolism Celiac disease Lyme disease Cancer Cancer is misdiagnosed at an alarming rate in the United States. According to the highly regarded Journal of Clinical Oncology, cancer misdiagnosis in the country…

Not all explosion accidents are the result of some sort of industrial incident or pipeline rupture. This reality was hit home to California residents in mid-May as the result of the devastating mischief of a trio of adolescents. The three youth were “playing with fire” on Wednesday afternoon, May 19, 2021. The specifics of what the three boys were doing remains elusive. Nonetheless, what is known is that the fire quickly got out of hand and resulted in some type…

As children are returning to school with increasing frequency as the coronavirus pandemic appears to be becoming more contained, students are riding buses more regularly. This will taper off during the summer months but will accelerate in the fall when schools are expected to be open. The potential risks faced by students on buses was illustrated by a pair of dramatic school bus accidents. School Bus Filled with Children Rolls into Ditch One of a pair of school bus accidents…

A study of dental patients who received opioid painkillers following a procedure recently was released. The study revealed that dental patients prescribed opioid painkillers following a procedure had an overdose rate upwards to two and a half times higher than similarly situated people who obtained another type of pain killing medication. The study was undertaken by researchers at the University of Michigan between 2011 and 2018. Basic Facts about Dental Patient Opioid Overdose Research Study Basic facts elucidated from the…