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| Rainbow smoke Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash |
Serving clients in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia, attorney Joseph R. Neal Jr. handles catastrophic injury cases. As the head of Neal Law, Joseph “Joe” Neal Jr. won a record settlement against a public school teacher and principal (they enjoy virtual immunity for injury cases) in which a high school student was seriously injured in a laboratory accident.
In 2013 in Douglas County, Georgia, 18-year-old Olivia Johnson was severely burned above the waist when her teacher accidentally triggered an explosion involving the chemical methanol. She spent three weeks in the hospital and underwent several surgeries, accumulating $280,000 in medical expenses. Her recovery was ongoing at the time of the lawsuit in 2016.
Chemists and teachers have warned against the so-called rainbow flame experiment. It consists of soaking various metal salts in methanol and igniting them, producing a variety of hues. Methanol is highly flammable - 72 people have been injured in 18 accidents since 2011 during such experiments. The American Chemical Society recommends a safer procedure that produces the same effect without methanol.
In 2013 in Douglas County, Georgia, 18-year-old Olivia Johnson was severely burned above the waist when her teacher accidentally triggered an explosion involving the chemical methanol. She spent three weeks in the hospital and underwent several surgeries, accumulating $280,000 in medical expenses. Her recovery was ongoing at the time of the lawsuit in 2016.
Chemists and teachers have warned against the so-called rainbow flame experiment. It consists of soaking various metal salts in methanol and igniting them, producing a variety of hues. Methanol is highly flammable - 72 people have been injured in 18 accidents since 2011 during such experiments. The American Chemical Society recommends a safer procedure that produces the same effect without methanol.
