History of MCAS(H) Tustin Chemical Exposure

Established in 1942, the Marine Corps Air Station Tustin is a former US Marine Corps Air Station in Orange County, California. The US Marine community recognizes this place as the location from which it would launch blimp operations to support the US Navy, while fighting during World War II. After the war, the blimps returned to the regular duty business at their home base operation. Ultimately, it became a helicopter air station, serving the west coast and often making helicopter runs to El Toro and Camp Pendleton, CA. Declared a Toxic Superfund Site? However, in 1985, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after much scientific analysis was undertaken, the Marine Corps Air Station Tustin was declared a “Superfund”...

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Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Claims | What to Know 

Why Is El Toro Toxic?  The former military base of a U.S. Marine Corps Air Station had its location near the El Toro community, which was within close proximity to the Irvine, California, region. Overall, the Marine Corps Air Station – El Toro was built in the year 1942, and the operation lasted until 1999. Before the station was decommissioned, it covered approximately 4,682 acres of land and was considered a home to the Marine Corps Aviation on the West Coast. The former base was designed with the intention of being a Master Jet Station with four runways and was fit to handle the largest aircraft in the United States.  Unfortunately, the Marine Corps Air Station – El Toro, along with many other numerous military...

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Motorcycle Accident Attorney

Highway 421 Motorcycle Crash Kills Two

Fatal car accidents are a common occurrence on our roads according to many highway patrol reports. This was the case on Tuesday when a motor vehicle accident involving two motorcycle riders happened on US 421 near the Camp Tom Howard intersection. Importance of Personal Injury Lawyer Whenever a vehicle crash occurs involving a motorbike, usually, the motorcycle rider dies or obtains severe injuries. Such has been the case quite regularly, according to reports from various departments, such as the North Carolina highway patrol, the Hanover County highway patrol, and other news reports. This is why it is important to hire a personal injury crash lawyer who specializes in fighting for compensation for victims of a deadly vehicle crash....

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Steve Barnes’ Death and the Limits of Legal Power

A Large Figure, Beset by Ethical Concerns? Rest In Peace Los Angeles Injury Attorney Steve Barnes, A Large Figure, Beset by Ethical Concerns. A prominent attorney in the New York area died in a plane crash yesterday. Steve Barnes, of the law firm Cellino & Barnes, may be best known to NY area residents due to their television and radio commercials. Fox News reported on the death near Pembroke, New York. Barnes was piloting the single-engine aircraft, journeying from Manchester New Hampshire to Buffalo, NY. While Barnes and his law firm enjoyed a certain level of notoriety, Barnes and his partner were also the subjects of significant ethical questions, especially over the treatment of other attorneys. In some ways, we had a case...

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Authorities Open Investigation into Deadly CA Boat Fire

Fears that Safety Regulations Unheeded It comes as cold comfort to the families of 34 victims of this week’s crash off of the California coast that authorities opened an investigation into the tragedy. Reuters reported that authorities recovered 33 of the 34 victims’ bodies so far. Unfortunately, the remains are severely charred by the blaze. The fire upon the Conception is among the worst in modern American history, and is now a source of federal investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board launched its own investigation into the matter. The 75 foot vessel lay upside down 65 feet below the surface near the California cost. NTSB member Jennifer Homendy said at a press conference that the circumstances of...

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