Month: August 2019

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Suit Filed After Boy Dies on Roller Coaster

Brayden Cooper-Douglas, then 12-years-old, died while riding the Hoosier Hurricane, a roller coaster at Indiana Beach. Shaeley Cooper and Matthew Douglas, Brayden’s parents, filed suit against Apex Parks Groups, which owns Indiana Beach, and claimed Indiana Beach had a duty “to use ordinary care and diligence to keep and maintain said premises in a condition…

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Hazardous Employment: Construction

Elevated risk of injury, or even death, is expected in certain industries. However, at what point do you say, “Enough is enough.” According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 971 construction deaths occurred in 2017. The majority of fatalities resulted from a worker falling during the course and scope of his employment. There…

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