On August 22, 2025, an explosion and massive fire broke out at the Smitty’s Supply facility in Roseland, Louisiana, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate and leaving a trail of oily soot and contaminated runoff in its wake. While no injuries were reported, the incident has shaken Tangipahoa Parish and raised new concerns about the safety and oversight of industrial facilities.
The facility’s history of environmental violations only adds to the gravity of the situation. According to EPA records, Smitty’s Supply has been cited for significant Clean Water Act violations ...
You have the right to pursue compensation for your car accident injuries if someone else caused you to get hurt. As the plaintiff, you carry the burden of proof. To win your car accident case and carry the burden of proof, you’ll need evidence supporting your claims.
Evidence can include many things, including physical items, documents, or statements, that help to show that your claim is more likely to be true than not.
The more evidence you have to support your case, and the stronger it is, the more likely it becomes that you’ll receive a meaningful settlement offer during ...
You’ll have a single opportunity to seek compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, disability, and other damages after a truck accident. You must do everything you can to make the most of it. The single best decision you can make to facilitate your fight for compensation is to hire attorneys with plenty of experience in trucking accidents to represent you.
The trucking company and its insurance carrier will do whatever they can to deny your claim or get you to accept way less money than you deserve. They’ll have an undeniable advantage from the beginning. You can change that in ...
Car accident cases don’t go right to trial. Instead, there’s a lengthy legal process that precedes trial, including private settlement negotiations between the parties, formally filing a lawsuit with the court, discovery, pre-trial motions, and then more negotiations. Sometimes parties go to arbitration to avoid the time and expense of going to trial, too. If and when settlement negotiations are unsuccessful, for whatever reason, your car accident case will go to trial.
There are a lot of reasons why your car accident case might not settle, and it might then be necessary to ...
Surveillance pricing is a growing concern in the digital marketplace, raising questions about fairness, privacy, and consumer rights. This practice involves setting personalized prices for goods or services based on personal information companies collect about you. Using algorithms, often powered by artificial intelligence, businesses analyze data to predict how much you are willing to pay and adjust prices accordingly.
The issue recently made headlines after Delta Air Lines announced plans to expand its use of AI to set ticket prices for more of its flights. Critics warn that ...
A massive explosion rocked the US Steel Clairton Plant near Pittsburgh on the morning of Monday, August 11, 2025, killing one person and injuring or trapping dozens more under rubble. The blast occurred around 10:51 am at the sprawling industrial facility in the Monongahela Valley, sending thick black smoke billowing into the midday sky. Emergency responders, including Allegheny County Emergency Services and multiple local agencies, rushed to the scene with at least 15 ambulances to aid victims. Officials confirmed two people remain unaccounted for.
Witnesses described the ...
Wineries and vineyards are increasingly facing threats from wildfires, extreme weather events, and supply chain breakdowns. In response, many are turning to insurance to protect their business, but coverage is becoming more expensive and harder to secure. But higher premiums don’t always mean better protection, and when losses occur, insurance alone may not cover the full extent of damages.
At Singleton Schreiber, our wildfire attorneys represent wineries, vineyard owners, and agricultural businesses seeking compensation for fire-related losses, crop damage, and ...
Once you’re involved in a car accident in the state of New Mexico, a clock starts running. This clock, known as the statute of limitations, sets a specific timeframe in which you can file a legal claim for damages related to your crash.
Most often, a three-year statute of limitations applies to New Mexico car accident claims.
This essentially gives you until the third anniversary of your car accident to request compensation for your medical bills, disability, property damage, and emotional distress.
While there are some exceptions to the general rule, they’re few and far between ...
The state of California sets strict procedural filing deadlines, known as statutes of limitations, for different legal claims. Most often, a two-year statute of limitations applies to car accident claims.
This gives you until the second anniversary of your car accident in California to pursue compensation from an insurance company or another liable party.
There are, however, circumstances that may either accelerate or extend the amount of time you have to file a car accident claim. It’s important to know the timeframe for your specific case. Once the filing deadline passes, you forfeit the right to take legal action and pursue monetary damages for your medical bills, lost wages, property damage, and harder-to-value suffering.
WHAT CODE SECTION GOVERNS THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CAR ACCIDENT CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA?
On Wednesday, July 24, 2025, a brush fire erupted in Bothell, Washington, igniting beneath high-tension transmission lines and rapidly advancing through dense vegetation in a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) zone, an area where residential neighborhoods border natural, fire-prone terrain. The flames reached up to six feet high, threatening nearby homes between 45th Ave SE and 51st Ave SE. Fortunately, due to swift efforts by Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue and aerial support from the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR), no structures were lost and the blaze was ...