Wrongful Death

• Serious Problems Found at Crandall Canyon Mine 3 Years Before Collapse

  Jenny Albano | October 02, 2007 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Inspectors from The Bureau of Land Management stated that there were "serious structural problems" found at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah three years before the roof of the mine collapsed and killed nine people in August 2007. But the Labor Department did not know about the problems with the mine until after the collapse and the agency approved mining at the site."This is like the CIA not...

• $4 Million Award in Wrongful Death Suit

  David Rowell | October 02, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A jury in Anne Arundel County awarded more than $4 million in a wrongful death suit by the parents of a 5 year onld child who drowned in a country club swiming pool. The child, Connor Freed, was found floating face-down in the pool, and was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where he died on June 22, 2006. Connor's parents, Thomas Freed and Debra Webber, brought the suit against DRD Pool...

• $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. ...

• Asbestos Problems

  Glenn Phillips | September 27, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  A new breed of asbestos lawsuits has been hitting the courts in which plaintiffs are suing employers over secondhand exposure to chemicals brought into the home on clothing. These so-called 'take-home' asbestos lawsuits, however, are getting mixed reviews from judges. In Washington, a state court of appeals ruled on Aug. 27th that families of workers who inadvertently bring asbestos home on...

• Wrongful Death Case Settled Over Jail Death

  Shannon Weidemann | September 24, 2007 10:44 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man died after spending three days in the Mille Lacs County Jail and being denied a visit with a doctor. Before he was arrested he was injured in a car accident. His mother sued the county for wrongful death. The lawsuit was settled for $700,000. For days, he pleaded with Mille Lacs County jail employees to let him see a doctor. But by the time they relented, it was too late, according...

• Lawsuit Filed by the Family of Man Shot by Deputy

  Scott Kappes | September 24, 2007 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The family of Miguel Angel Ramirez has filed a wrongful death case against Nueces County Sheriff's Department and the deputy that shot and killed Ramirez. Ramirez, 32, was shot 10 times by Deputy Burl Smith on June 7th of this year. Ramirez was along the side of Interstate 37 with an 18-inch machete. The sheriffs department says that Ramirez would not heed the warnings of the officers and...

• Ohio to suspend death penalty system

  Richard Schulte | September 24, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Ohio should temporarily suspend executions to allow a review of the state's capital punishment system because of several flaws, including racial and geographic imbalances, a team of lawyers concluded in a study to be released Monday.''The state fails to provide adequate measures to protect defendants,'' ABA President William Neukom said in a statement. ''Nobody should be executed until the...

• Child Deaths Prompt Recall

  Rob McKinney | September 24, 2007 8:05 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Close to one million Simplicity and Graco beds have been recalled . Three children were trapped and suffocated to death . It appears the bed was put together improperly by the consumers which created a gap in which the child became trapped. I handled a similar case a few years ago involving a bed made by Vail Products in which the same type of problem caused numerous deaths . The...

• CITY SETTLES A WRONGFUL DEATH CASE

  Greg Owen | September 22, 2007 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  In November of 2004, Justin Faust, 9, was hit by a vehicle as he ran across a road while trying to catch the family dog. The family sued the city of Lee's Summit for wrongful death due to the fact that the posted speed limit was excessive in addition to inadequate street lighting. After almost two years of litigation, the parties settled their lawsuit on Thursday. Neither side would disclose...

• Personal Injury Lawyer Seeks Recusal of Supreme Court Judges in Wrongful Death Case, continued

  Brooks Schuelke | September 21, 2007 9:02 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  We earlier posted about a personal injury lawyer that filed a motion to recuse four of our Texas Supreme Court Justices from hearing a wrongful death case. The motion, which alleged that the justices were biased in favor of defendants, was based in large part on a law review article by a UT professor that found the Court ruled in favor of defendants in 2004 and 2005 over 80% of the time. Not...