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Fiery Explosion Rips Through Chemical Plant After Apparent Mechanical Malfunction at Facility Emergency personnel responded to what is described as “fiery” Kuraray plant explosion in Pasadena late on Saturday morning. According to emergency personnel at the scene of the explosion and fire, at least 21 workers were injured and evacuated to area hospitals. Due to the nature of their injuries, two workers needed to be airlifted to area medical centers. At this time, the 21 workers sent to the hospital…

Obtain Justice with a Skilled Toy Injury Lawyer Approximately 220,000 children are admitted into hospitals for toy-related injuries according to John Hopkins University School of Medicine. There is a spike in the number of children who are brought to hospital emergency rooms during the wintertime holiday season. A couple of dozen children die annually because of toy injuries, also according to John Hopkins. A parent of a child who has suffered a toy injury needs to understand what remedies are…

Halloween Haunted House Injuries: Your Legal Rights Halloween season will soon be upon us. If you are like many people, adults and children alike, you very well may elect to visit a haunted house. These venues typically are fun and entertaining. However, each and every Halloween season, patrons of haunted houses are injured, and sometimes seriously. In addition, there are also instances when a person is killed while visiting a haunted house because of the negligence of the operator of…

On Tuesday, May 12, 2015 the Amtrak Northeast Regional Train #188, travelling from Washington DC to New York City, derailed in Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia just over two hours into the journey. The more than 200 passengers and crew that were aboard included several international riders, including some from Albania, Spain, and Belgium, as well as a large portion of frequent commuters. As the train travelled at over twice the established speed limit around a sharp turn in the…

“We found that every high school student who joins any group-from gangs to church groups, from the football team to the band-is at risk of being hazed,” said a doctor who conducted an investigation on hazing. For the study, 1,390 students were interviewed, 48% of which admitted to having been hazed. From being forced to consume ridiculous amounts of alcohol to being beaten in a bus by drumsticks, individuals across the country have been subjected to horrific hazing traditions. Some…