When you drop your car at the mechanic's garage, you are placing your trust in the employees to do a thorough job, and to repair your vehicle so that it works properly and is safe to drive. But what happens when a mechanic is negligent [...]
Burn injuries are unique, in that they can cause severe physical and psychological trauma to the victim. When a person suffers a severe burn, even after the wound has healed, there is almost always a terrible scar that disfigures the skin. During the healing process, [...]
As you might imagine, a collision with a large commercial truck can be a devastating experience. Colliding with such a massive vehicle can cause serious injuries, significant property damage and even death. Trucking companies have a legal obligation to maintain their trucks in safe condition, [...]
Under federal law, workers are entitled to a safe workplace free of known health and safety hazards, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Workers have rights, including the right to speak up about safety concerns without fear of retaliation, to be trained [...]
In January of 2015, a school bus carrying 13 children stopped on a railroad track. It was hit by a BNSF Railway train. As a result of that crash, the driver and 17-year-old Cassidy Sandstrom died, and ten other children were sent to the hospital. [...]
Marijuana enthusiasts are familiar with April 20, or the shorthand 4/20. It's an unofficial holiday popularized by High Times magazine in the early 1990s as a way to celebrate marijuana by lighting up in unison at exactly 4:20pm on April 20. But a recent study [...]
According to the World Health Organization, about 180,000 people die each year from burns. Burns happen mostly in the home or workplace, and often should be preventable, though there are exceptions to every rule. Yet many workers suffer serious harm from burns on the job [...]
In July of 2017, two cars slid under a jackknifed tractor-trailer in New York, killing all four occupants. A truck driver had swerved to avoid a deer and lost control of his rig, blocking both lanes of traffic on the highway. Two vehicles collided with [...]
Right now, the oil business is expanding after strong 2017 numbers. New demand and new technologies have spiked production all around the country, which also increases the demand for field workers. There is no doubt that the oil and gas industry has been good for [...]
Last year, Governor Burgum gave a speech where he challenged the energy industry to do four things: Take the Bakken to the next level Find ways to work hand-in-hand with the coal industry Create a zero-spill industry standard Produce two million barrels a day The [...]
