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Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims
- 28 Maritime Pirates Taken into Custody Today by EU Naval Force
- Malacca Strait Tankers at Risk for Terrorism
- Maritime Worker Electrocuted: Coast Guard Issues Safety Alert
- Portland, Maine To Host US Largest Oil Spill Response Drill in March 2010
- New Brain, Spine Injury Treatments Give Maritime Injury Victims Hope
Houston Car Accident Attorneys
- 3 Children Killed, 2 Children Seriously Injured in Bastrop County, Texas Crash
- Houston, Texas Motorist Seriously Injured in Monday Morning Crash
- Texas High School Student Killed By Her School Bus
- Poor Sleep Linked to More Car Accidents in Teenagers
- Two Killed in Multiple Vehicle Crash in Pearland, Texas
Texas Truck Accidents
- Brazoria Tractor-Trailer Accident Trial: Lawyers Wrangle over Blood Sample Protocols
- New Employee Screening Website Promises Stronger Checks of Truck Drivers, Fewer Accidents
- Two Teenagers Killed in Truck Accident in Brazoria County
- Arlington, Texas Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills Two, Critically Injures One
- Austin, Texas Cyclist run over by 18-wheeler
Houston Motorcycle Accidents
- Corpus Christi, Texas Motorcycle Accident Kills One, Critically Injures Another
- Motorcycle Accident Death in Lewisville, Texas Also Severely Injures Passenger
- Texas Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal Leads to Rise in Deadly Accidents
- Legally Blind Motorist Kills Motorcycle Rider in Waco, Texas
- Motorcycle Precautions That Can Save Your Life
Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents
- BP Facing up to $3 Million in Fines in Ohio Refinery Explosion
- Practice of Misclassification Places Workers at Risk
- Despite OSHA Regulations, Scaffolding Safety Continues to be Elusive
- Worker Dies in Fall at Houston, Texas refinery
- Gas Leak at Processing Plant in Texas Kills One, Injures Another
Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims
- Railroad Workers With Repetitive Stress Injuries
- Speaking out about a Fatal Train-car Collision in North Carolina
- Railroad Employer Liable for Parking Lot Injury
- Should I get a lawyer to file my FELA injury claim?
- Court grants arbitration case involving labor dispute in railroad industry
General
- Texas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit vs. Waco in Cameron Park death
- Swine Flu Lawsuit Planned Over First Death
- More Americans die each month of preventable medical injuries than died in terrorist attacks of 9/11
- First Potential Lupus-Specific Treatment in Sight!
- Protecting Your Job While Coping With a Chronic Illness
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Posted on 3/10/2010 - Amtrak Passenger Injured in Train Car Collision With Big Rig...
Posted on 3/8/2010 - Two Crew Members Killed in Oil Tanker Fire While Welding...
Posted on 3/5/2010 - Texas Man Dies While Diving Near Key Largo, Florida...
Posted on 3/4/2010 - Two Texas Refinery Workers Killed in Oil Refinery Fire...
Posted on 3/3/2010 - March 2010, Brain Injury Awareness Month...
Posted on 3/2/2010 - Danish NATO Destroyer Sinks Maritime Pirate Vessel off Somalia...
Posted on 3/1/2010 - Louisiana Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses And Deaths Down In 2008...
Posted on 3/1/2010 - Hawaii Urges all Vessels, Crew to Evacuate Harbor Areas Before Tsunami...
Posted on 2/27/2010 - Three Crew Killed as Cruise Ship Rams Egyptian Pier...
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Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims
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