- Brett Emison | January 06, 2012 10:49 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Happy New Year - here are some of the legal and safety related stories that caught my interest over the past week (or so):
The Ridiculousness of the Virginia GOP Primary [Ilya Somin...
- Brett Emison | December 06, 2011 4:49 PM | Kansas City, MO
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Wrongful Death
The country was shocked in April 2010 by the explosion of the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia that killed more than 2 dozen coal miners. That shock was magnified as we...
- Brett Emison | October 03, 2011 11:26 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Wrongful Death
While many state legislatures, including those in Missouri and Illinois, have imposed substantial restrictions on the right to trial by jury in order to protect negligent corporations, many state...
- Brett Emison | April 25, 2010 11:42 PM | Kansas City, MO
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Workplace Injuries
We reported weeks ago about the tragic West Virginia coal mine explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine. We also followed up on the story and reported about Massey CEO Don Blankenship's...
- Brett Emison | April 08, 2010 10:54 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Workplace Injuries
The tragic Montcoal, West Virginia mine explosion that killed at least 25 mine workers has shed light on dangerous conditions faced not only by mine workers, but by millions of workers across...
- Brett Emison | April 07, 2010 11:11 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Wrongful Death
Since the tragic Montcoal, West Virginia coal mine explosion, the world has learned a lot more about Don Blankenship, the CEO of mining giant Massey Energy, Co. What you might not know is that Don...
- Brett Emison | April 07, 2010 10:46 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Wrongful Death
According to the Associated Press, Massey -- the giant coal mining corporation -- was fined nearly $1 million last year because of 495 safety violations at its Upper Big Branch Mine where at least...
- Brett Emison | April 06, 2010 12:18 PM | Kansas City, MO
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Wrongful Death
People across the country were shocked by reports yesterday that at least 25 West Virginia coal miners were killed in an underground explosion at the Massey Energy Co. Upper Big Branch Mine near...
- Brett Emison | April 01, 2010 11:53 AM | Kansas City, MO
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Defective & Dangerous Products
CNN, The Roanoke Times, and TV station WAVY have reported that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the cause of a crash on...
- Brett Emison | December 22, 2009 12:30 PM | Kansas City, MO
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
CBS affiliate WTVR has reported that Virginia State Police are crediting a tractor trailer driver for helping save father and two children involved in a car accident.
Tractor-Trailer Driver...