Wrongful Death

• Manufacturer of Defective Child Seat Ordered to Pay $10.4 Million

  Brent Adams | October 10, 2007 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  In July of 2000, 4-month-old Tyler Malcomb, was killed when he struck his head on his car seat hard plastic shell after the seat was ejected in a roll over crash. The manufacturer of the defected car seat, Evenflo Company, before this tragedy, had considered lining the shell of the "On My Way" car seat with foam. Unfortunately, the company decided not to install this padding. Tyler might have...

• Daughter Files Wrongful Death Suit Alleging that State Improperly Belted Her Wheelchair-Bound Mother Which Resulted in Mother's Death

  Amy Rothschild | October 08, 2007 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Sharon Miller, the speicial administrator of the estate of her mother, Elizabeth Massears, filed a wrongful death suit on October 2, 2007, against Central Illinois Taxi in Madison County Circuit for the death of her mother. The lawsuit alleges that on October 4, 2005, her mother was being transported by a taxi company from her residence at the Blue Fountain Nursing Home to a doctor's...

• Four Million Verdict to Family of Boy Who Drowned

  Greg Owen | October 06, 2007 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  On June 22, 2006, 5-year-old Connor Freed's lifeless body was found floating in the swimming pool of the Crofton Country Club in Maryland at 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon.On that day young Conner had gone swimming along with a 36-year-old friend of the family and two other children. At the time of the incident there was a 16-year-old lifeguard on duty. That particular lifeguard had only been on the...

• Nursing Home Death Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  David Rowell | October 05, 2007 7:10 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The family of Helen Edwards has filed a wrongful death lawsuit based on nursing home abuse againt Manor Care, a nursing and rehabilitation facility, following Ms. Edwards' death. Ms. Edwards was a resident of the facility for four weeks and, according to the family's attorney, during that time she developed an infected State IV pressure sore and other problems that led to her death. The...

• Lack of affidavit knocks case out of court

  Greg Owen | October 04, 2007 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Madison County Circuit Judge Dave Hylla dismissed with prejudice a wrongful death lawsuit because the plaintiff's attorney, Stephen Evans, failed to produce an affidavit of merit on time despite the fact that he had he had Hinnen's medical records in his possession for more than a year.The Illinois Code of Civil Procedure requires that an affidavit of merit must be filed within 90 days of the...

• Quong Hop & Co. Tofu Recall Expanded - Listeria Discovery

  Courtney Mills | 2007-10-03T17:03:55 | 0 Comments

  Quong Hop & Co. of San Francisco, California is expanding its recall of tofu products due to the discovery of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall has been expanded due to discovery of Listeria bacteria during sampling in three of the company's twenty-nine tofu product lines. While Listeria may present only minor discomfort to healthy adults, children, the elderly, and...

• Xcel Energy HydroPlant Chemical Fire Kills Five Contract Workers

  Courtney Mills | 2007-10-03T12:29:38 | 0 Comments

  A smoldering fire 1000 ft. inside a tunnel at a hydro-electric plant outside of Georgetown, Colorado, developed late Tuesday, killing five contract workers of the company as they tried in vain to escape. The five who perished in the chemical fire were from a group of nine contract maintenance workers at Xcel Energy. The workers had crawled 1,000 feet inside an empty 4,000 foot long underground...

• Woman Dies in Airport Holding Cell

  Greg Owen | 2007-10-03T12:10:14 | 0 Comments

  On Friday, a 45 year old woman, Carol Anne Gotbaum, was attempting to travel through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in route to an alcohol rehabilitation center. She was late for her flight, and when it was made clear to her that she would not be allowed to board, according to witnesses, she began yelling and running throughout the terminal. As a result of her disturbing behavior, she...

• Child Killed at Bus Stop

  Mike Damaso | 2007-10-02T18:38:41 | 0 Comments

  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...

• Taser Manufacturers Face Wrongful Death Lawsuits

  Randy Walton | 2007-10-02T17:23:29 | 0 Comments

  The now infamous video of a University of Florida student being tased during a speech by Senator John Kerry has shined the media spotlight on the use of tasers, and the safety of these self defense devices. As the use of tasers spreads among law enforcement and civilians alike, a question is being asked: how safe are they?For the uninitiated, a taser is a hand-held devise that shoots to barbed...