Professional truck drivers are used to being targeted by federal regulations that govern the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles. Trucking safety groups continue to join with the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA), and regulations continue to come out to ensure that these drivers are…
Recently there has been a lot of media coverage on railroads hauling crude oil and the safety hazards it presents to every town along the railroad route. One incident involved a BSNF mile-long train carrying crude oil that exploded in Casselton, North Dakota near the…
A huge fireball rose into the sky turning the North Dakota town of Casselton into what looked like a war zone. The culprit was a freight train carrying crude oil that collided with a train carrying grain that had derailed earlier. The collision sent fireballs…
The leader of a railroad safety organization recently testified before the Federal Railroad Administration regarding the necessity of upgrades to a commonly used train tank car. The woman, Karen Darch, told federal regulators that the DOT-111 is the rail equivalent of the Ford Pinto and…
Our firm has discussed several troubling episodes recently involving railroad companies that have used wrongfully retaliated against or terminated employees for raising safety concerns....
Although ferry service in the U.S has been generally regulated and safe, there have been several high-profile accidents that have occurred. In 2003, a Staten Island ferry crashed, killing 11...
In a society facing an obesity epidemic, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly the American Dietetic Association, touts the benefits of eating slowly as a roadblock to overeating. If...
