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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…

A large explosion erupted at the Kerr Dam in Oklahoma, killing two people. Officials with the Grand River Dam Authority have not yet released specific information about how the deadly Kerr Dam explosion accident occurred. Investigators have only now begun their work at identifying what went wrong at the dam, resulting in the tragic death of two people. The Kerr Dam explosion accident occurred at about 6:00 p.m. Oklahoma time on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Three men were at work…

A considerably amount of media attention has been paid to hotel and resort guests that are injured at a property. Little focus has been directed to hotel employees who are injured as the result of assaults perpetrated by guests at a particular property. Every year, hotel staffers are injured as the result of assaults and other acts perpetrated by guests. A shocking example of this type of assault on a hotel worker took place at the Quality Inn located in…

Three Dead, One Injured Following Stairwell Collapse in Houston Three workers are dead and one additional worker is reported to have been injured after a partially-completed stairwell collapsed at a west Houston construction site early Monday afternoon. The cause of the collapse is unknown at this time as the building is considered too unstable to be safely entered until remaining portions can be reinforced and stabilized. According to the Harris County Fire Department, the initial rescue call came in at…

Worker Who Expressed Concern about Site Killed in NYC Construction Accident 59-year-old Mario Victorio left for his job at construction site on Thursday morning as he had done many, many times throughout his extended career. The construction site was for a building renovation project in the heart of New York City. Victorio was working on shoring up the façade of the 12-story condominium building as part of the crew’s overall efforts to give the building a new look. He and…