Wrongful Death

• Police Kill 5 Year-Old Boy While Shooting at Snake

  Jenny Albano | August 06, 2007 2:30 PM | 6 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  A police officer that was trying to kill a snake fired a stray bullet that hit and killed a 5 year-old boy who was fishing in a nearby pond.Austin Haley was fishing with his grandfather, Jack Tracy, on Friday, August 3 when the accident occurred. Tracy stated that he heard and saw a bullet fall into the water only a few feet away from the boat they were fishing in and then seconds later there...

• Tort Reform Reduces Reasonable Wrongful Death Award

  Mark Bello | March 10, 2010 3:51 PM | 5 CommentsVoices

  Here is yet another case where a plaintiff was denied full adjudication by a jury of his/her peers because of a legislative capped recovery. The family of Hector Alvarez was awarded $1.25 million in...

• Ocracoke Fireworks Explosion Victim Survived by Young Child

  Pierce Egerton | July 08, 2009 3:45 PM | 5 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  In an even more tragic turn to the Ocracoke fireworks explosion, that took the lives of four people last Saturday, it has been brought to my attention that the woman who died in the explosion was a...

• Drunk Driver Kills Talented Angels Pitcher

  Mike Bryant | April 09, 2009 9:06 PM | 5 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  One day removed from his great debut, Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others were killed in a motor vehicle collision. The Fullton, California accident, occurred hours after the...

• Conrad Murray (Michael Jackson's Doctor), The Guilty Verdict, And Tort Reform

  Brett Emison | November 08, 2011 6:38 AM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Yesterday, a California jury convicted Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, of involuntary manslaughter for Murray's role in Michael Jackson's death. Under California law, involuntary...

• Driving While Distracted? It Causes Deaths.

  Mike Bryant | August 18, 2011 9:52 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The Minnesota road death numbers for 2010 continue to be dissected. The hope is that the more we learn the less deaths there will be in the future. One area that has to be looked at is driver...

• Let's Have A Safe Holiday: No Drinking And Driving

  Mike Bryant | November 24, 2010 6:48 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Holiday weekends have been targeted as times that need the extra vigilance. To many people take to the roads after drinking. It is important that this not happen. From 2005 to 2007, 23 people died...

• Death Of Father And Daughter Reminds Us Of Trailer Safety

  Mike Bryant | June 01, 2010 2:05 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The tragic deaths of a father and his three year old daughter in southeastern Minnesota reminds us of the need for safety when traveling with a trailer. The two were killed when a trailer came...

• Wisconsin Increases Drunk Driving Penalties

  Mike Bryant | December 26, 2009 12:19 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This week the state of Wisconsin toughened their drunk driving laws: first offense drunk driving in most cases is equivalent to a traffic ticket. Under the new legislation, if there is a child in...

• Unintended Consequences by Otherwise Good People: Safety and Justice Shall Prevail

  Mark Bello | August 20, 2009 7:01 PM | 4 CommentsVoices

  One hallmark of literary characterization is the tragic hero. In Greek mythology, Shakesperean plays, and popular novels alike, readers are not hard-pressed to find an example of an otherwise noble...