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50,000 Evacuated As GKN Aerospace Chemical Tank Threatened Explosion Outside Los Angeles

A 34,000-gallon methyl methacrylate tank at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California began to off-gas and bulge after a refrigeration valve failed. Roughly 50,000 residents were ordered to evacuate.

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Map of the Garden Grove, California evacuation zone showing the area around the GKN Aerospace MMA chemical-tank emergency
Evacuation zone for the May 21 chemical-tank emergency at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California. Map: SussyBoat / Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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Paper mill complex at Longview, Washington on the Columbia River, with multiple smokestacks emitting steam

The paper mill at Longview, Washington on the Columbia River, formerly Weyerhaeuser and now Nippon Dynawave Packaging (file photo). Photo: David Falconer / National Archives via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Industrial Accidents

11 Workers Killed After Chemical Tank Implodes At Washington Paper Mill

Eleven workers were killed after a 900,000-gallon chemical tank imploded at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview, Washington. Gov. Bob Ferguson called it the deadliest industrial accident in modern state history.

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A garden-style apartment complex (file photo). Premises-liability claims over inadequate security most often arise at multifamily residential properties. Photo: Alfred Twu / Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Investigations

When Property Owners Fail: How Negligent Security Turns Preventable Crimes Into Lawsuits

A crime happens at a commercial property. The police investigate the criminal. But the second question — could the property owner have prevented this? — is the one that drives negligent security litigation.

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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 parked on an airport ramp, viewed from above.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 on the ramp (file photo). Photo: Boeing / Addison Salzman via Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Corporate Accountability

Boeing's Safety Culture Remains Broken. The FAA's Oversight Isn't Much Better.

The NTSB determined Boeing's inadequate training and oversight caused the 737 MAX 9 door plug blowout. FAA audits found systemic quality failures. But accountability remains limited.

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Dollar General corporate headquarters building in Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Dollar General corporate headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tennessee (file photo). The chain settled with OSHA for $12 million in 2024. Photo: Excel23 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Corporate Accountability

Dollar General Pays $12 Million to Settle Years of OSHA Safety Violations

Dollar General agreed to pay $12 million to settle OSHA investigations spanning years of repeated violations — blocked emergency exits, inaccessible fire extinguishers, and a pattern of willful disregard for worker and customer safety.

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An Ozempic (semaglutide) injection pen with North American English-language labeling, the product at the center of MDL 3094. Photo: Dennis Sylvester Hurd / Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Lawsuits

In re Ozempic (Semaglutide) / GLP-1 Products Liability

Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly · Eastern District of Pennsylvania (MDL 3094)

Failure to warn of severe gastrointestinal injuries including gastroparesis, bowel obstruction, and NAION vision loss

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A gloved stylist works a chemical hair relaxer through a client's hair

A stylist applies a chemical hair relaxer to a client. More than 11,500 women allege in MDL 3060 that long-term use of chemical hair relaxers caused uterine, ovarian, and endometrial cancer. Photo: Envato Elements.

Lawsuits

In re Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability

L'Oréal, Revlon, Strength of Nature, Namaste Laboratories · Northern District of Illinois (MDL 3060)

Failure to warn that long-term hair relaxer use is linked to uterine and ovarian cancer

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Brick welcome sign at the Holcomb Gate entrance to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune reading 'CAMP LEJEUNE — Home of Expeditionary Forces in Readiness,' with the Marine Corps Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem mounted on the right side

Welcome sign at the Holcomb Gate entrance to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the installation at the center of the 1953–1987 water-contamination litigation (file photo, 2008). Photo: U.S. Marine Corps via DVIDS (Public domain).

Lawsuits

In re Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation

United States of America · Eastern District of North Carolina

Contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune (1953-1987) linked to cancers and serious illnesses among veterans, families, and civilian workers

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The Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis, a federal court venue for multidistrict litigation (file photo). Photo: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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