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Construction Accident Liability in California: Contractors, Subcontractors, and Property Owners
Accidents happen on and near California construction sites all the time because of naturally hazardous conditions that include the presence of heavy and sharp building materials and equipment, large numbers of workers performing different tasks in close proximity, and disruptions to nearby vehicle and pedestrian traffic….By: Maison Law
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Florida Decision Impacts Employees’ Abilities to Bypass Workers’ Compensation System and Sue Employers for Mental Distress Tort Claims
A recent decision from the Fifth District Court of Appeal, Steak ‘N Shake v. Spears, highlights the import of Florida’s workers’ compensation adjudicative framework and may serve to prevent highly emotional claims for work-related mental distress from making their way to a jury. Amber Nicole Spears was working as a server at a Steak ‘N…
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Crash and Burnout: The Mental Health Toll of Car Accidents (and What Victims Can Do About It)
Being involved in a serious car accident can take a significant toll on your mental health. While accident victims often focus on the physical and financial consequences of their injuries, the mental health consequences can be just as significant….By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
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Nepali Troops Move to Restore Order as Death Toll Rises to 22
Protesters defied a curfew to set fire to government buildings and the homes of politicians as unrest over censorship and economic issues continued.
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Israel Attempts to Kill Hamas Leadership in Airstrike on Qatar, a Gaza War Mediator
The Gulf nation of Qatar has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire in the conflict. The attack threatened to destabilize those peace efforts.
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U.S. Deportation Sent Asylum Seeker Back Into China’s Grip
A Chinese man crossed dangerous jungles to enter the United States, in a failed bid for asylum. After being deported home in 2023, he faced a choice: stay or try to leave again?
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Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster
Each day of war risks a strike on sites that could scatter radioactive material. Officials say one laboratory near the front has been hit dozens of times.
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Israel Orders Total Evacuation of Gaza City, Threatening Full Invasion
Hundreds of thousands will have to decide whether to risk staying put or fleeing to ruined and overcrowded areas in the south as Israel looks set to launch an operation to take over the entire city.
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Sally Mann, in Her Golden Hour, Faces Fresh Culture Wars
One of America’s finest memoirists, in photos and in prose, is at the peak of her powers in “Art Work”— and wondering if her pictures will survive.
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Roll Over, Warhol: Taking the ’60s Beyond Pop Art
A thrillingly revisionist history of the era at the Whitney Museum uncovers a current of art that sprang from eros and the uncensored minds of R. Crumb, Martha Edelheit and others.
