Wrongful Death

• Mysterious P.E. Class Pool Drowning Claims Life of Atascadero High School Student

  Ray Mattison | May 10, 2008 8:43 PM | 2 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Drowning Death of Atascadero teen during a P.E. class adds to the already dismal numbers of similar losses, many of which might be preventable.

• Judge Orders Family of Slain Farmer to Repay Assets

  Greg Owen | May 02, 2008 10:46 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  In 2003, 48-year-old Rodney Heemstra was convicted of murdering his neighbor, Tom Lyon. That verdict has now been overturned and the money that was awarded must be returned. At the time of the...

• Wrongful Death claims

  David Rowell | April 30, 2008 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  "Wrongful Death" is a term lawyers use; it means a claim, for money, against a person who has caused the death of a close family member, usually a spouse or parent or a child. In most states a...

• Homeowner Can't Be Sued for Child's Death If Parents Are Present

  Lance Rubin | March 04, 2008 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Every parents' worst nightmare - their child drowning in a neighbors' swimming pool. You may remember the case against Tommy Lee brought by parents whose son drowned in the rocker's pool. The law in California used to allow parents to sue the property owner when such a tragedy occurred. Now courts have placed a restriction on the ability of parents to sue for a child's death if they were...

• Parents of Jessica Lunsford Plan Lawsuit Against Sheriff's Office

  Chrissie Cole | February 22, 2008 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsBakersfield, CA

  Jessica Lunsford's brutal and tragic death made national news. The nine-year-old girl was kidnapped from her home on February 23, 2005. Three weeks later, following a massive search, authorities discovered her body in a grave located about 150 yards from her home. She had been kidnapped, raped and buried alive.John Couey, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to death last year for her...

• Ritter Family Presses Wrongful-death Suit

  Greg Owen | February 01, 2008 3:14 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  You may recall that 54 year-old actor/comedian John Ritter of Three's Company fame died most unexpectedly in September 2003 on, of all days, his 5-year-old daughter's birthday. At the time of his death, Ritter was married to actress Amy Yasbeck. Yesback and Ritter's four children have now filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Los Angeles. Two doctors are named in that suit. According to court...

• Did a Pit Bull or a Person Cause this Child's Death

  Greg Owen | January 29, 2008 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Sharon, a seven-year-old Kingston girl, was found dead in the basement of her family home a decade ago. She had suffered more than 80 wounds and part of her scalp was torn from her head. Eventually, the child bled to death.The cause Sharon's death is what has experts and police alike at raising questions. The cause of death given by the family of the victim was a pit bull attack. However, one of...

• Emergency Room Care Problems Rising

  Miriam Schimmel | January 22, 2008 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  When you seek medical attention from a hospital emergency room, are you at risk for further injuries or even death BEFORE ever receiving treatment? While much of the current health care debate centers on seeking a solution to the problem of getting coverage to the uninsured and the underinsured (those who have health care insurance, but the coverage fails to provide them with adequate and...

• Texas Nightclub Sued for Wrongful Death

  Shannon Weidemann | January 14, 2008 7:43 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  A nightclub in Texas has been sued for wrongful death following the shooting death of a man. The man was either killed inside of the nightclub or in the parking lot. Eyewitness accounts contradict the events of the evening. The shooting took place at Club Tiffany in Port Arthur, Texas. In their suit, Allen's parents allege Hatch knew, or at least should have known, that his club was "unsafe...

• Wrongful-death suit filed against Red Robin

  Greg Owen | January 07, 2008 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  When the parents of a 20 year old young man allowed him to go the grand opening of a new Red Robin restaurant in January 2006, they felt secure in the fact that their young son would be supervised by the management of the restaurant while he was away from home. After all, they had been assured by Pete Cardillo, a manager for Red Robin, that not only would there be supervision, but that he...