A lawsuit was filed in Miami against Princess Cruises last week that alleges the cruise line failed to rescue three young men aboard a disabled Panamanian fishing boat. Two of the men, Fernando Osorio and Oropeces Betancourt, later died at sea. The lone survivor, Adrian Vasquez, was rescued 13 days after being sighted by the…
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A review of the Consumer Product Safety Commission product recall lists shows a very large number of product recalls over the past few weeks. Unfortunately, serious safety-related recalls have become commonplace in our society. An informed consumer is a safe consumer. The following are some of the significant recalls regarding products with Fire/Burn Hazards: 1)…
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This year, National Safe Boating Week comes just before summer’s unofficial kick off: Memorial Day Weekend. And the three-day weekend often brings with it BBQs, bonfires and boating excursions. In an effort to promote safety throughout the state of Texas and across the nation, the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) is sponsoring this year’s safety…
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According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Central Freight Lines has been ordered to pay settlements to eight dock workers to settle age discrimination lawsuits. Central Freight Lines, a Waco-based company, has terminals that it operates in both Fort Worth and Dallas. The lawsuit was brought against the company by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity…
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Many Texas companies see federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations as designed to add unnecessary expenses and responsibilities for employers, but do not see the benefits of complying. The truth is, OSHA’s safety regulations are intended to save employees from suffering a wrongful death or a serious personal injury while on the job….
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Over the past decade, more than 300 oil and gas workers were killed in highway crashes, the largest cause of fatalities in the industry. Many of these deaths were due in part to oil field exemptions from highway safety rules that allow truckers to work longer hours than drivers in most other industries, according to…
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A wrongful death lawsuit over the deaths of two students in a 2010 Philadelphia Duck Boat crash was settled with an agreement to pay $17M in damages. The July 2010 accident occurred on the Delaware River when a barge that was being pushed by a tugboat ran into the Duck Boat causing it to capsize…
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According to a recent article from NPR, the people in northern Pennsylvania will be participating in a study which could possibly help resolve a national debate about whether natural gas is making people sick. The proposed study will look at the health histories of hundreds of thousands of people who live near the Marcellus Shale….
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