yppak wrote:Yes, the site I linked is for a law firm and they do specialize in cargo law, but if you actually read some of the accidents they profile you would see they do not try and put any spin on them, you are certainly not getting an ambulance chasers view. They don't even sell anything on those pages, just a note at the bottom to insure cargo, which they don't do.
The problem that I have with a site like this is that it's worth, if any, can only be gawky entertainment value, which is, in my opinion, a twisted value on many levels. They are referring to actual cases, many of which involved persons dying, sometimes horribly. They conduct investigations but I can not find any indication of professional expertise in any of the areas that they investigate, nor referrals to these experts. So, the obvious feeling that I have come away with is that this is a group of pretend detectives who are investigating the mechanics, crime scenes, history, evidence, witnesses, direct and indirect evidence, etc. etc. of these tragic events...and ruling on them (after putting snappy titles on them). Their juvenile comments regarding incidents in which death is involved shows their level of professionalism. Case in point, this quote at one of their stories-
"Rail Mate", regarding an Egyptian train wreck in which three persons were killed:
"The Ballast Engine Is Atop The Yellow Engine Is This A Mating Ritual ? " (The actual quote has the first sentence over the second.) Look at their
"Pepito Flores Did Not Need to Die" "investigation". Without any expertise that I can see other than a law degree, they ruled that this man died needlessly due to oversight by the company. Now let's see...they're lawyers, travel world-wide, they ruled a company at fault in a man's death, they have no apparent expertise in maritime, criminal, or accident investigation. It must be legit, right ? They, or their associates would have nothing to gain by such a ruling, would they ?
