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Littman Krooks Partner Amy C. O’Hara, CELA®, Elected as a Fellow to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel April 4th, 2025Thomas Smoot

Littman Krooks Partner Amy C. O’Hara, CELA®, Elected as a Fellow to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

April 4, 2025News & UpdatesAmerican, CELA®, college, Counsel, Elected, Estate, Fellow, Krooks, Littman, O’Hara, Partner, TrustThomas Smoot

Rye Brook, New York – Littman Krooks LLP Partner Amy C. O’Hara, Esq., CELA®, has been elected a Fellow to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). ACTEC Fellows are peer-elected attorneys across the United States and abroad who are at the top of their legal profession and committed to maintaining excellence in … Continue reading Littman Krooks Partner Amy C. O’Hara, CELA®, Elected as a Fellow to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel →

Accident Involving American Oil Tanker Off UK Coast Injures at Least 32 March 13th, 2025Leslie Galloway

Accident Involving American Oil Tanker Off UK Coast Injures at Least 32

March 13, 2025News & UpdatesAccident, American, Coast, Injures, Involving, least, TankerLeslie Galloway

HOUSTON, Texas – A crash involving an American oil tanker off the coast of Yorkshire has left at least 32 crew members injured. The incident occurred early March 10 when the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong struck the anchored U.S. tanker Stena Immaculate, triggering explosions onboard. The tanker, managed by Crowley, was transporting jet fuel at … Continue reading Accident Involving American Oil Tanker Off UK Coast Injures at Least 32 →

Remarkable progress made reducing kidney failure from diabetes in Native American populations – Press Release February 5th, 2025Lynn Kennedy

Remarkable progress made reducing kidney failure from diabetes in Native American populations – Press Release

February 5, 2025News & UpdatesAmerican, Diabetes, Failure, from, Kidney, made, native, Populations, Press, Progress, Reducing, Release, RemarkableLynn Kennedy

Federal data show diabetes-related kidney failure among Native American adults (American Indians/Alaskan Natives) decreased 54 percent between 1996 and 2013.

CDC: Outbreak of North American avian influenza A(H7N9) in poultry poses low risk to people – Media Statement September 21st, 2024Linda Thomas

CDC: Outbreak of North American avian influenza A(H7N9) in poultry poses low risk to people – Media Statement

September 21, 2024News & UpdatesAH7N9, American, Avian, Influenza, Media, North, Outbreak, People, poses, Poultry, Risk, StatementLinda Thomas

CDC is working closely with USDA APHIS and the Tennessee Department of Health to minimize any human health risk posed by the avian influenza outbreak in Lincoln County, Tennessee. This includes implementing a protocol to monitor the health of poultry workers exposed to commercial poultry involved in the USDA/APHIS-confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A … Continue reading CDC: Outbreak of North American avian influenza A(H7N9) in poultry poses low risk to people – Media Statement →

Attorney Zulu Ali Selected as 2024 Criminal Defense Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers September 2nd, 2024Luz Ponce

Attorney Zulu Ali Selected as 2024 Criminal Defense Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers

September 2, 2024News & Updates2024, American, Attorney, Criminal, Defense, Institute, Lawyers, Litigator, Selected, Trial, year, ZuluLuz Ponce

Riverside, California – Attorney Zulu Ali, founder and principal of the Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP, the largest Black-owned law firm in California’s Inland Empire, has been selected “Criminal Defense Litigator of the Year” for 2024 by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers (AIOTL). Membership in AIOTL is by invitation-only. The professional … Continue reading Attorney Zulu Ali Selected as 2024 Criminal Defense Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers →

African American Health: Creating Equal Opportunities for Health May 1st, 2024Fannie Foley

African American Health: Creating Equal Opportunities for Health

May 1, 2024News & UpdatesAfrican, American, Creating, Equal, Health, OpportunitiesFannie Foley

The death rate for African Americans dropped 25% from 1999-2015, but they are still more likely to die at a young age than white Americans.

CDC Telebriefing: Transcript for Vital Signs African American Health – Transcript April 25th, 2024Douglas Turner

CDC Telebriefing: Transcript for Vital Signs African American Health – Transcript

April 25, 2024News & UpdatesAfrican, American, Health, Signs, Telebriefing, Transcript, VitalDouglas Turner

New Vital Signs Report – African Americans are living longer. The death rate for African Americans has declined about 25% over 17 years, primarily for those aged 65 years and older

Fentanyl: The Silent Killer of American Youth December 13th, 2023Earnest Buckley

Fentanyl: The Silent Killer of American Youth

December 13, 2023News & UpdatesAmerican, Fentanyl, Killer, Silent, YouthEarnest Buckley

Students discuss the causes of the opioid crisis and how to combat it.

Adjunct Professor Havertong to Chair and Present at the 2023 American Society of Criminology Conference December 5th, 2023Robin Hale

Adjunct Professor Havertong to Chair and Present at the 2023 American Society of Criminology Conference

December 5, 2023News & Updates2023, Adjunct, American, Chair, Conference, Criminology, Havertong, Present, Professor, SocietyRobin Hale

Miami, Florida – Congratulations to Transnational Matters’ research assistant, Adjunct Professor Myah Havertong, who was invited to travel to Philadelphia for the 2023 American Society of Criminology Conference this week. This week-long event is one of the country’s biggest conferences in which experts from across the nation present their research on various topics of criminology. … Continue reading Adjunct Professor Havertong to Chair and Present at the 2023 American Society of Criminology Conference →

Smoking is down, but almost 38 million American adults still smoke – Press Release August 19th, 2023Robin Hale

Smoking is down, but almost 38 million American adults still smoke – Press Release

August 19, 2023News & Updatesadults, almost, American, Down, Million, Press, Release, Smoke, Smoking, StillRobin Hale

Cigarette smoking remains high among certain groups