Wrongful Death

• Man Dies After Riding Roller Coaster at Disney

  Jenny Albano | December 19, 2007 7:31 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  On Tuesday, December 19 a man died after riding a roller coaster at the Walt Disney World Resort.Jeffery Reed, 44, was unconscious at the end of the Expedition Everest ride at the Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom.Disney personnel provided medical assistance to Reed, and he was transported to Celebration Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Orange County Sheriff's officials said. Inspectors...

• Child Killed at Bus Stop

  Mike Damaso | October 02, 2007 6:38 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Monday afternoon a sixth grade student was struck by a sport utility vehicle and killed after exiting a school bus. The bus stopped to let the children off on a busy road in Osceola County. The boy crossed the the street. Then, as the bus pulled away the student tried to run back to the other side. This is when he was struck by a Range Rover SUV. The newspaper article in the Orlando...

• $4 MIllion Judgment in Wrongful Death of 5 Year Old Son

  Sandy Grinnell | September 30, 2007 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  An Anne Arundel County jury found DRD Pool Service Inc. negligent in the drowning death of the 5-year-old boy at the Crofton Country Club. The pool service was responsible for the safety and security of the swimmers at the pool by supplying the lifeguards. The jury decided the defendent was negligent in providing the proper training for their personnel and did not supply enough lifeguards. ...

• Helicopter Crashes into Gulf Killing 1, Injuring 2

  Mike Damaso | September 18, 2007 5:25 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Tuesday morning, September 11th south of Sarasota a helicopter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico in an area where the water was approximately 20 feet deep. The occupants were doing a video shoot for a boating magazine. Several boats in the area attempted to rescue the victims of the crash, All three occupants on board were pulled from the wreckage. Two of the occupants were transported to...

• $25.8M Awarded in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Walgreens

  Chrissie Cole | August 22, 2007 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A wrongful death lawsuit filed in 2003, by the family and children of a cancer patient that died when she was given the wrong prescription, was settled Friday when the jury awarded $25.8 million.In 2002 the woman was prescribed Warfarin, a blood thinner, to treat breast cancer. The prescription she was given was ten times stronger than what her doctor had prescribed.The mother of three passed...

• Parasailing Accident Similar to Past Case Tried by Firm

  Staff Writer | August 21, 2007 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  This past Saturday, two teenage sisters went parasailing near Pompano Beach. According to the Miami Herald, while they were in the air, the winds turned gusty and the rope that tethered them to the boat snapped. They hurdled past the shoreline, hit a thatched roof shelter and then slammed into the second floor of the Beachcomber Resort. Jeannete Lewis, attorney and partner of The Haggard Law...

• Florida Family Awarded $5.5 Million in Wrongful Death Suit

  Chrissie Cole | July 09, 2007 12:58 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Florida family, who filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit involving a pain patch made by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, won a $5.5 million verdict, Tuesday.The family of a 28-year-old sued Janssen Pharmaceutical Products LP along with ALZA Corp. claiming their pain patch, Duragesic, was responsible for his death on December 17, 2003.The suit claimed the manufacturers of the patch failed to...

• Jury Awards Widow $21.6 Million in Wrongful Death Suit

  Chrissie Cole | June 22, 2007 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A stay-at-home Dad was awarded $21.6 million Thursday for a fatal car crash that killed his wife. The jury found the driver negligent for talking on her cell phone or some other distraction that caused the horrific accident.The Husband filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and the corportation that owned the company car she was driving when she was involved in a rush hour crash that...

• Wrongful Death Suit Filed After High School Death

  Shannon Weidemann | May 26, 2007 10:10 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The parents of a high school football player have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Henderson county school board and others that they feel are responsible for their son's death. The 16-year-old died after football practice in full gear on a very hot day. New filings in the suit that revealed the damage requests were filed Friday in response to questions from the defense. A medical...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Tampa Police

  Christina Cole | May 16, 2007 6:49 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Police contend it was self-defense, but the family says officers were wrong to shoot. Now, the family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit for potentially millions of dollars against the City of Tampa and the officers involved.Police say the man ran a stop sign on Riverhills Drive in May of 2005. They also say he refused to give his real name or his license when asked. When he wouldn't exit the...