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Abraham Watkins

Transocean Blamed for Inadequate Worker Safety in Last Year’s Deadly Oil Rig Explosion

Federal officials investigating the Deepwater Horizon incident released their investigation report in April, a year and two days after the deadly oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and injured another 17. According to the 348-page report, which is only Volume One of a larger report that will be released in July, the owner of the…

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Abraham Watkins

Should School Busses Have Underride Guards?

The latest debate among highway safety proponents concerns more stringent requirements for underride guards for 18 wheelers and other large commercial trucks. After conducting a number of safety tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety even petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to strengthen underride guard standards. But why should “highway safety” begin and…

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Abraham Watkins

Latest Avandia Lawsuit Involving Wrongful Death Filed in Texas

Limitations placed on the use of the active ingredient of Avandia (rosiglitazone) by the FDA last fall lead to a number of product liability and wrongful death lawsuits being filed against the drug’s manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The latest in these wrongful death lawsuits was recently filed in Texas. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of…

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