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William A. Ruskin On Tort Litigation And OSHA
Posted on 18 Apr 2012 by William A. Ruskin

By William A. Ruskin OSHA standards can significantly affect litigants in work-related tort litigation. Plaintiffs generally attempt (with mixed success) to use evidence of OSHA regulations to establish the duty owed by the defendants in those cases... Read More

Tags: Some Evidence of Negligence , OSHA , The OSHA Law Update: A Hazard Communication , Casey Cosentino , Alexis Downs , Negligence Per Se , Epstein Becker &amp , Paul Burmeister , green , Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Eric Conn , Litigation , Tort Litigation , Amanda Strainis-Walker , EBG

Feds Investigate Texas Plant Fire That Killed 1
Posted on 11 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HOUSTON - (AP) Federal and state officials are investigating what caused a fire that killed one worker at a natural gas liquid plant east of Houston, a facility that since 2004 has paid thousands of dollars in fines for serious violations that included... Read More

Tags: OSHA , fire , liquid plant , violations , Houston , Mont Belvieu , Rick Shaw , Texas City , refinery , Natural gas , Enterprise Products , plant fire , oil , ruptured pipeline , Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Litigation , Gulf Coast , BP

Lawsuit Details Cause Of New Mexico Refinery Explosion
Posted on 8 Mar 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

A survivor of a deadly explosion and fire at a southeastern New Mexico oil refinery has filed a lawsuit, saying the cause was a welding accident and that the plant operator failed to follow safety procedures. Juan Carlos Hermosillo, also known as... Read More

Tags: Noe Valles , Artesia , Navajo Refinery , New Mexico oil refinery explosion , U.S. Energy Information Administration , Victor Villa , Holly Corp. , Total Safety Inc. , Elias Aleman , Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Litigation , lawsuit , Juan Carlos Hermosillo , Natividad Andajo