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New Jersey is one of an increasing number of states that has enacted laws designed to impose hasher penalties for hazing of all types. This includes fraternity hazing, sorority hazing, sports hazing, and hazing that occurs in a variety of other settings on the college and university as well as the high school level. The New Jersey hazing law is named after a native of the Garden State, Tim Piazza. As a Penn State student, Piazza died as the result…

The state of Louisiana has revoked the licenses of multiple nursing homes owned by the same individual in the aftermath of hurricane Ida. The seven nursing homes subject to license suspension are all owned and operated by Bob Dean. As a result of what is now being described as reckless and inappropriate conduct by Dean, seven nursing home residences of the Dean nursing homes died after being “evacuated” from the facilities. According to Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health…

Tragedy stuck a vacationing family from Colorado Springs when their six-year-old daughter was killed on Haunted Mine Drop amusement park ride at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Colorado. The girl’s name has not been released to the public or the media. The accident occurred between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. Sunday evening during the Labor Day weekend. The Haunted Mine Drop ride is one of several at the amusement park in question. Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is located in Glenwood Springs,…

The catastrophic South Florida condominium building collapse of earlier this summer has prompted communities across the United States to take a closer look at the structural integrity of high-rise edifices, particularly those designed for residential living. Concerns over the safety of high-rise apartment and condominium buildings has extended to many locales in the state of Texas, including the Lone Star State capital city of Austin. Building experts in Austin have made it abundantly clear that proactive inspections are more important…

Some months before the global COVID-19 pandemic upended learning at colleges and universities across the United States, the tragic fraternity hazing death of San Diego State University Student Dylan Hernandez was making headlines. Dylan’s death sharpened the focus on fraternity hazing not only at SDSU but at colleges and universities across the country. Dylan’s fraternity hazing death opened the door to a close investigation of the prevalence of this type of abusive and potentially deadly conduct at SDSU. Facts Surrounding…