Category: Personal Injury
Lawsuits Filed in West Fertilizer Company Explosion in Texas
Reuters is reporting that a single mother and four insurance companies have filed lawsuits against Adair Grain and Donald Adair, the owner of West Fertilizer Company, for last week's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.
Locals and Lawmakers Talk Safety After Texas Plant Explosion
The West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people last week has led many people to ask why homes, churches, schools, a nursing home, and businesses were allowed to be built so close to a storage facility containing up...
Residents of West, Texas Band Together After Explosion
When Gov. Rick Perry visited the site, he said, “No doubt, there is a lot of work that lies ahead and the road to recovery is long. But this community will come together, this community will mourn and this community...
West, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Lawyer
On Wednesday, April 17, in the small town of West, Texas, a fertilizer plant containing ammonium nitrate exploded and destroyed everything in a 5-block radius.
$10M Lawsuit Filed for Paulsboro Train Derailment Chemical Spill
December 10, 2012 -- A mother from Paulsboro, New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, and CSX Transportation after a train derailment spilled the toxic chemical vinyl chloride into the air and water. Hundreds of...
Repeat Mild Head Injury Linked to Brain Disease in Athletes
December 4, 2012 -- A new study published in the scientific journal Brain has linked repeated traumatic brain injuries to an increased risk of long-term cognitive impairment. The study involved 85 people who donated their brains to research, including 33...
Texas Bed Rail Injury Lawyer
The Clark Firm, LLC is investigating cases for elderly people or family members of those who were seriously injured or killed when they became trapped in a bed rail.
CSX Train Derailment Kills 2 Young Women
August 22, 2012 -- Yesterday just after midnight, a CSX train carrying thousands of tons of coal derailed and killed two young women who were hanging out on a walkway next to the tracks. The accident occurred in Ellicott City,...
Texas Cruise Ship Injury Lawyer
Cruise ships are generally safe -- major disasters and serious injuries are rare. Unfortunately, accidents and injuries do happen, and sometimes the cruise ship company is responsible for the injury. People may be injured by assaults, robbery, rape, outbreaks of...
$3.25 Million Settlement in Crosswalk Hit-and-Run Death
July 24, 2012 -- The family of Maya Hirsch, a 4 year-old who was killed in a crosswalk hit-and-run accident in 2006, has been awarded a $3.25 million settlement with the city of Chicago. The City Council is expected to...