Pedestrian Death Rates are at a 30 Year High In 2018 there were 6,227 pedestrian deaths across the United States, with the highest amount of deaths occurring in large cities. This is the highest that it has been in 30 years. While roads without crosswalks are partially to blame, the real problem is a combination […]
With the New Football Season, Parents Need to Watch for Serious Head Injuries
With the New Football Season, Parents Need to Watch for Serious Head Injuries With youth tackle football starting and professional football players starting the regular season this week, people need to watch out for head injuries. If the proper steps are not taken to prevent a head injury from happening, people can be injured, and […]
Lawsuit Alleging BOP Implosion Endangered Lives
Lawsuit Alleging BOP Implosion Endangered Lives The Basic Oxygen Plant in Weirton, West Virginia, once deemed the plant of the future, was demolished by implosion in March. The building was first completed in 1967, and brought basic oxygen steel production, vacuum degassing, and continuous casting together into one operation. Before the plant, the steps were […]
A New Device Could Reduce the Need for CT Scans when Diagnosing TBIs
A New Device Could Reduce the Need for CT Scans when Diagnosing TBIs According to the Centers for Disease Control, around 138 people die in the United States every day due to some type of Traumatic Brain injury (TBI). When diagnosing brain injuries, people have to get Computed Tomography (CT) scans, exposing them to radiation […]
States are Suing the EPA for not Protecting People from Asbestos
States are Suing the EPA for not Protecting People from Asbestos Eleven attorneys general are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for not protecting people from asbestos. Asbestos is a dangerous mineral used industrially due to its fire and heat resistant properties. Once in the air people can inhale the microscopic fibers and develop lung […]
When Regulating Asbestos, the EPA Does Not Listen to Scientists
When Regulating Asbestos, the EPA Does Not Listen to Scientists The advice of scientists and lawyers was ignored when the Environmental Protection Agency created its new asbestos rules regulating but not outright banning the substance. Asbestos fibers are very strong and good at resisting heat, making them ideal for insulation and construction. The main problem […]
A Complete Asbestos Ban Could be Coming
A Complete Asbestos Ban Could be Coming The EPA’s new use asbestos rule could be just the start of asbestos regulation in the United States. The substance could soon be completely banned throughout the country. In 2016 the Toxic Substances Control Act was changed, tasking the EPA with creating a process for regulating asbestos use […]
Cleanup Finished on a Section of the Libby Superfund Site
Cleanup Finished on a Section of the Libby Superfund Site A section of the Montana asbestos cleanup site was removed from the Superfund list by U.S. officials, pointing to the 17 year cleanup coming to an end. The 45 acre area five miles north of downtown Libby is the first of eight units of the […]
Rule Change Affecting Malpractice Cases in Pennsylvania Could be Coming
Rule Change Affecting Malpractice Cases in Pennsylvania Could be Coming In December the State Civil Court Committee suggested a change to a Supreme Court rule in place since 2003. The rule limits lawsuits to only be filed in places where an incident is alleged to have occurred. The proposed change would allow lawyers to file […]
GPW Trying First NCAA ALS Case
GPW Trying First NCAA ALS Case The first lawsuit dealing with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and collegiate football is being tried by Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C. attorney Jason Luckasevic. He is representing a former firefighter who played football for five seasons at the California University of Pennsylvania in Washington, PA from 1999-2003. While there, […]