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Decades of sexual assault and sexual abuse at the Gilman School in Baltimore was brought to light in a comprehensive report obtained by the media in March of this year. Perpetrated over the course of multiple decades by two employees of the prestigious school for boys, at least 20 students have been identified of victims of sexual assault and abuse. There are likely more victims yet to be identified. The Gilman School sexual assault tragedy started in the 1950s. The…

Bowling Green State University Pi Kappa Alpha faces allegations that the men’s Greek organization violated six provisions of the school’s Code of Student Conduct in the fraternity hazing death of 20-year-old sophomore Stone Foltz. Foltz is one of two Ohio university students killed in fraternity hazing incidents in that state in March 2021. Specific Violations of Code of Student Conduct in Fraternity Hazing Death The six provisions of the Code of Student Conduct in the fraternity Bowling Green State University…

Retaining walls at the damaged Piney Point Reservoir are on the brink of complete collapse Easter Sunday afternoon. What is being described as an imminent breach of the retaining walls at the reservoir is apt to cause a 20-foot wall of water cascading into the surrounding area in Manatee County near Tampa Bay. The potential catastrophic flooding is worsened by the reality that Piney Point Reservoir exists to contain toxic wastewater from a shuttered phosphate plant. A breach of retaining…

A chemical plant accident can have catastrophic consequences. Loss of life and people who otherwise suffer severe, even debilitating injuries oftentimes stem from these types of disasters. A federal governmental agency known as the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board exists to promptly investigate chemical plant accidents and prepare detail reports on why an incident occurred, including an explosion accident. Unfortunately, the investigatory agency has fallen what some describe as hopelessly behind in its work to ascertain the cause…

The horrific Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery explosion of June 21, 2019 had the potential of becoming a total calamity, according to investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board or CSB. As it was, the disaster was somewhat contained but nonetheless pointed to larger problems that surround the prospect of other oil refinery explosion incidents in the United States. Investigators from the CSB have just issued their report on the catastrophe in March 2021. The Philadelphia Energy…