Wrongful Death

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Shows Shows Great Complexity And Effort

  Bob Carroll | June 06, 2006 6:08 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Lawsuits can take years to get to trial and thousands of hours of legal work. The litigation concerning the death of a University of Florida freshman football player right after a practice session in 2001 is a good example. The present status of the case is reported by FLORIDA TODAY.Autin's family alters lawsuitGAINESVILLE - Almost five years after Florida freshman football player Eraste Autin...

• TASER claims

  Robert Blanchard | May 03, 2006 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  A new claim is being made regarding the Sheriff's department's use of the TASER.Former deputy Charles Dix pled guilty three months ago to a federal civil rights charge of using excessive force against a civilian whom he stunned at least four times. The Sheriff's Office has paid out a total of $400,000 to settle two lawsuits involving Dix and his use of Tasers. In August of 2005, he resigned.

• Animals Shot - Rewards Offered

  Robert Blanchard | May 02, 2006 10:11 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  I heard reports that the reward for information on this horrible incident is now over $20,000.Kudos to following local organizations who have donated $17,000 as a reward to assist in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shooting:Bill Haven Cars Inc.: $500.Way Bail Bond: $1,000.Humane Society of Pensacola: $2,500.Crime Stoppers: $3,000.Deep South Crane Rentals Inc.: $10,000.To...

• FDA Asked to Ban Antibiotic Tequin

  David Lowe | May 01, 2006 9:12 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  The watchdog group Public Citizen petitioned the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to ban Bristol-Myers Squibb's drug Tequin (gatifloxacin) because it is believed to be linked to 400 blood sugar abnormalities resulting in over 150 hospitalizations and 20 deaths. According to Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group: More than half a dozen other...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Information

  Staff Writer | April 21, 2006 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  This blog is part of the InjuryBoard.com legal weblog network. InjuryBoard has great information on almost every possible personal injury topic. The wrongful death page provides the following overview:A suit for wrongful death may be filed when a person dies as the result of someone else's negligent, reckless or intentional act. Most wrongful death suits are based on negligence, and as with...

• Ortho McNeil Reportedly Settling Ortho Evra Suits

  David Lowe | April 20, 2006 7:25 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  According to a report in The NY Post, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ortho McNeil has begun settling Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch claims and estimates that there are approximately 500 serious injury victims, compared to less than 100 such victims with oral contraceptives. The report states that "Ortho McNeil has settled a dozen lawsuits for millions of dollars in the last few months."

• Baltimore County Wrongful Death Lawsuit Tentatively Settled

  Staff Writer | April 20, 2006 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  Bonnie Pappas was killed January 8th when her car was broadsided by a police officer responding to a 911 call. Patrol officer Ray Pabon was traveling at least 85 mph without emergency lights or siren when he crested a hill and smashed into Pappas who was crossing Pulaski Highway.The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but the family was seeking $1 million for Pappas' estate and $50...

• Flying Shrimp

  Staff Writer | April 13, 2006 8:51 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A New York jury didn't buy the arguments set forth by a decedent's family as it sought $10 million from Benihana's for his death several months after dodging a shrimp allegedly tossed by the chef.For more about this story...

• Iowa Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed

  Staff Writer | April 05, 2006 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  The husband of a woman killed in a Lowe's parking lot by a hit-and-run driver has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her killer. Although the incident occurred in December, the driver was not charged until last month since investigators had to use store surveillance tape to identify the vehicle.

• Cardiac Death At Gym Without Defibrillator

  Bob Carroll | April 01, 2006 6:33 AM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  As a result of some recent litigation our health clubs, gyms and other exercise facilities may be safer. Among the treadmills and weights there may be a defibrillator. Why a defibrillator? Because it can save a life. Because gyms now know it should be part of their safety equipment and service.Overlawyered feels gyms do not need defibrillators:Gym didn't have defibrillator...so a Florida...