January 24, 2020
Two people were killed and another was injured after an early morning explosion at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing in Houston. The explosion involved a 2,000-gallon tank of propylene, an extremely flammable gas, which has since been secured by a HazMat…
January 20, 2020
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Covenant Living’s Windsor Park retirement home in Carol Stream, IL has sickened three people killing two of them. The DuPage County Health Department issued a news release on January 18, 2020, saying the outbreak includes…
January 15, 2020
The E. coli outbreak linked to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp Salad has ended after sickening 10 people in 5 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This outbreak was caused by a different strain of E.…
January 15, 2020
Consumers no longer need to avoid romaine lettuce from Salinas, CA as the lettuce growing season there has ended bringing about the de facto end to a months-long romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
January 13, 2020
In its final report about the fatal explosions at Midland Resource Recovery, the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said training in reactive chemical hazards is lacking and that companies need better safety procedures when using them. The federal agency issued its…
January 11, 2020
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Balmoral Nursing Home in Chicago has sickened two people. One person at Admiral at the Lake nursing home in Chicago has also been diagnosed with the severe form of pneumonia, according to the Illinois Department…
January 8, 2020
Explosion lawyers at Pritzker Hageman have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of three people who died in a Wolfe County, KY house explosion. The suit, filed in Wolfe Circuit Court in Kentucky, alleges that Troublesome Creek Gas…
January 7, 2020
If it’s starting to feel like Romaine E. coli Outbreak is the title of a neverending story, there’s a good reason. Each fall since 2017, an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in California has caused illnesses in…
January 6, 2020
A Z&D tour bus lost control on the Pennsylvania Turnpike about 40 miles from Pittsburgh near Mount Pleasant yesterday setting off a multi-vehicle crash that left five dead and dozens injured. The accident took place just before 4 a.m. when…
January 6, 2020
Natural gas was the source of a January 4 Detroit house explosion that sent six people to the hospital for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation, fire investigators said. Fire crews dug through the rubble of the home to rescue…
January 3, 2020
A Salmonella outbreak linked to Stater Bros. ground beef has ended after sickening 13 people, one of whom died. The contaminated meat was produced by Central Valley Meat Co. in Hanford, CA which issued a recall. Contact the Pritzker Hageman…
January 3, 2020
The E. coli lawyers at Pritzker Hageman have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a 4-year-old boy who has suffered permanent kidney damage from an infection he contracted after visiting the Miracle of Birth Center at the Minnesota State Fair…