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Oil & Gas Gathering Pipelines Creating Problems in Texas

With hundreds of miles of new oil and gas pipelines in Texas, dangerous problems are arising due to lack of regulations. Leaks and pipeline ruptures have forced evacuations and even killed two Texas workers. Gathering pipelines amass the natural gas or oil drilled from wells. These lines connect to storage

NHTSA has Noticed an Uptick in 2015 Traffic Fatalities

Traffic fatalities increased by 9.3 percent in the first nine months of 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. More than 26,000 traffic deaths occurred during this time, compared with only 23,796 traffic deaths in the first nine months of 2014. These statistics have caused alarm, especially since

Ashley E. Philen Selected as Top 10 Under 40 Attorney for the State of Louisiana

Simien & Simien is proud to announce that our very own Ashley E. Philen has been chosen to receive this year’s Top 10 under 40 Attorney Award for the State of Louisiana. The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, presenters of the award, choose those whose work and dedication is

Two Teens Dead After Head-on Crash in Calcasieu Parish

Two teenagers, an 18-year-old and 17-year-old from DeQuincy, died in a head-on accident on Sunday morning in Calcasieu Parish. The 18-year-old was driving northbound on Highway 27 just north of Route 66 when he attempted to pass a vehicle in a no passing zone where the highway curved. The driver’s

Chemicals Used in Fracking Still Unknown

Since February 2012, Texas companies have withheld the specific ingredients being used in fracking operations around the state. Still, researchers continue to investigate and identify chemicals being used so that the public is made aware of these potentially dangerous chemicals. The identities of more than 170,000 ingredients used in fracking

Another 5 Million Vehicles Recalled for New Airbag Problem

Officials from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have found another safety issue with automotive airbags. This time, up to five million vehicles with Continental airbags are being recalled worldwide. The faulty airbags, made by Continental Automotive Systems, may not inflate at all during a crash or could deploy randomly.

Woman Arrested After Injecting Herself With Heroin Before Crashing Car

Last summer, a 27-year-old woman crashed her car in Baton Rouge on Interstate 10 near the Acadian Thruway exit. Her 4-year-old child was in the backseat, and she was found with a needle in arm. After the crash, which occurred on June 8, 2015, emergency medical technicians found her unconscious,

Two Children and 75-year-old Woman Killed in Stolen Car Hit-and-Run

Simien & Simien is proud to announce that our very own Ashley E. Philen has been chosen to receive this year’s Top 10 under 40 Attorney Award for the State of Louisiana. The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, presenters of the award, choose those whose work and dedication is

GAO Report Finds Gaps in the FDA’s oversight of Drug Safety

The Government Accountability Office released a report last week that summarized a list of shortcomings in how the Food and Drug Administration tracks drug safety issues. In recent years, the FDA has sped up the process of approving many new drugs through expedited programs. Over 1,000 expedited requests were received

Taylor Energy Attempts to Evade Responsibility for Gulf Oil Spill

An oil leak from an offshore oil platform off the Louisiana coast may be contaminating the Gulf of Mexico for the next century if not fixed. The leak started a decade ago, when Hurricane Ivan caused an underwater mudslide to destroy the platform, owned by Taylor Energy. William Pecue, president

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