Wrongful Death

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Madison Nightclub

  Shannon Weidemann | September 08, 2007 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A man was killed in a nightclub in Madison County in 2006. He was shot by another patron and his estate filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the nightclub Club Xcursion. The lawsuit alleges the nightclub did nothing to stop dangerous people from entering the nightclub. Maple's estate claims the club is negligent for failing to prohibit John Doe from entering the building, failing to provide...

• Widow Sues Buffer Maker for Wrongful Death

  Scott Kappes | September 04, 2007 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  A southeast Texas woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturers of the floor buffer that she claims killed her husband. She believes that the buffer was unreasonably dangerous and these defects lead directly to the death of her husband. Anne Harper filed the suit against OPC/Floor Blazer and American Honda Motor Co. last Thursday alleging that the propane motor on the buffer...

• Mother Files Wrongful Death Action Against Manufacturer of Exploding Gasoline Container

  Amy Rothschild | September 04, 2007 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Rene Green, the mother of twenty (20) year old Jonathon Green, filed wrongful death and survival actions on August 28, 2007, against Blitz, USA, in the Eastern District of Texas. In late winter in Texas, Ms. Green's son was burning brush in a barrel. He tried to pour additonal gasoline onto the brush but the gas container manufactured by Blitz, USA, exploded resulting in the boy becoming...

• Parents File Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Festival Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 29, 2007 8:04 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  A wrongful death lawsuit was filed last week by the parents of a Menasha girl, 16, who was killed on July 14th, when she fell from the "Giant Swing" free-fall ride at a Lifest Christian Music Festival.The wrongful death suit seeks unspecified damages and names the operators and organizers of the festival where the tragic accident occurred.A preliminary investigation discovered the device holding...

• Purdue Settles Wrongful Death Case

  Scott Kappes | August 29, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Purdue University and the parents of a 19-year-old freshman have agreed to a settlement in the fatal accident that occurred last January. The student wandered into an unlocked utility room where he was electrocuted on January 13th. The boys body was not discovered until two months later. The family of the victim was paid a lump sum settlement of $500,000, the maximum amount that can be claimed...

• Worker Dies in Wind Tower Collapse

  Jenny Albano | August 28, 2007 10:49 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Chadd Mitchell died on Saturday at a wind farm that is under construction in Oregon. Mitchell was killed when a 242-foot-tall tower he was working on fell over.Mitchell, of Goldendale, Washington, was working at the top of the tower -- essentially a hollow tube -- when it buckled. A second worker in the tube was injured and a third worker on the ground was not hurt, according to The Oregonian...

• Autistic Child's Death Charged to Doctor

  Scott Kappes | August 28, 2007 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  I read an interesting story in the Houston Chronicle last week about a doctor being charged in the death of his child patient. A five year-old autistic boy died at after being administered a chemical treatment by a Pittsburgh doctor. The treatment the doctor, called chelation therapy, is an FDA approved; however, it is not designed to treat autism, but acute heavy metal poisoning. Some people...

• Parents of Shooting Victim to File Wrongful Death Suit Against Columbia Police

  Chrissie Cole | August 28, 2007 1:30 AM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  Parents of a Columbia man shot to death in a standoff with Columbia Police and Richland County Sheriff deputies last month have retained a lawyer and are preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit.Officers tried to reason with him. In the end, the man armed with a knife, was shot and killed by a deputy. During the standoff, prior to his death, he had set fire to his house twice and was shot and...

• Canadian Air Balloon Burns Up in Flames, 2 Dead

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-27T16:41:56 | 0 Comments

  A mother and daughter perished over the weekend in a horrific hot air balloon accident about which shocked onlookers could do nothing but watch and hope for the best outcome.12 passengers were ascending in a giant hot air balloon in the environs outside Vancouver, British Columbia, when something went tragically wrong with the balloon's operating mechanism. All the passengers and pilot had...

• Arizona Courts Have General Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Insurers

  Geoff Trachtenberg | 2007-08-27T14:14:00 | 0 Comments

  New decision from Division One, Bohreer v. Erie Ins. Exch.. Bohreer holds that an Arizona court has general personal jurisdiction over a foreign insurer which has appointed the Director of Insurance as an agent for service of process and has not withdrawn such qualification or appointment, but has ceased doing business in the state prior to the acts underlying the complaint. The Court held...