People are getting on the road in their cars by the millions for vacation travel as summer begins. Over 250,000 people are killed in automobile accidents in the United States annually. Hundreds of thousands of other individuals are injured in car accidents, oftentimes seriously so. If you’re involved in an automobile accident, there are seven important steps that you need to take in the aftermath of a car collision. These are: Ensure immediate medical needs are addressed Contact the police…
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…
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, has concluded a comprehensive investigation of a steam explosion at a Connecticut VA hospital that occurred at the end of 2020. Two people working on the steam system at the Connecticut VA hospital located in West Haven were killed as a result of the steam explosion. In its report, OSHA concluded that the accident and the deaths of the two workers could have been completed avoided. Horrific Deaths at West Haven VA…
Over 200 firefighters spent two days battling a massive Phoenix fire that destroyed multiple businesses. Ultimately, about a dozen firehouses fought the mammoth blaze, rendering the response the largest in the history of Phoenix. While the fire took out at least a half dozen businesses and commercial structures, the inferno took no lives. As of Monday morning, one firefighter had been hospitalized. The injured firefighter was listed in stable condition. No specific information has been provided about the extent of…
Cases involving abuse and neglect at behavioral health facilities are alarmingly widespread in their rate of occurrence and appalling in their circumstances. While nursing home abuse and neglect does garner media and public attention with some regularity, far less attention is paid to the horrors that do occur behind the doors of behavioral health facilities. A detailed report on behavioral health facility abuse and neglect was presented to the West Virginia Legislature in May 2021. While the report to the…
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