The U.S. Department of Transportation’s PHMSA division announced that they will be accepting applications for grants of up to $50,000 to help communities be better informed about the role of pipelines in their community. There is a total of $1 million dollars to be awarded. The projects in the past have included technology solutions, public…
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According to an article by Dow Jones & Co., Inc., Shell remains confident it will be able to start exploring for oil in the Arctic Ocean. Shell has been seeking permits to drill off the north coast of Alaska for several years. The company has already spent more than $4 billion to prepare for exploratory…
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When a collision occurs that seems to be “minor,” sometimes those involved fail to take the appropriate steps to investigate and document the incident. This can lead to major problems when the injuries from a motor vehicle accident are more severe than anticipated. The symptoms from certain types of injuries caused by wrecks may intensify…
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In a bit of twist on the 2010 pipeline explosion that rocked San Bruno, the San Francisco city attorney recently filed a lawsuit against the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). In September 2010, a pipeline owned by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) exploded in a San Bruno neighborhood burning down several dozen homes,…
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Texas Tech head football coach, Tommy Tuberville, his partner, and the investment company the two own, TS Partners, have been named defendants in a financial fraud lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Montgomery, Alabama, and alleges more than $1.7 million in damages. While Tuberville was the head football coach at Auburn,…
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Back in December we blogged about how Florida A&M University was being sued for their role in the hazing death of one of the traveling marching band members. Now the family of the deceased student has also filed suit against the charter bus company. In November, following the school football team’s loss at the Florida…
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