Wrongful Death

• Jury Finds Self Help Guru Responsible for Sweat Lodge Deaths

  Paul Napoli | June 26, 2011 11:28 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  June 25, 2011 An Arizona court has convicted self-help guru James Arthur Ray, 53, of three counts of negligent homicide in the deaths of three participants in his motivational retreat sweat lodge,...

• Death on Minnesota Roads: 2010 Official Highway Deaths Numbers Down Again

  Mike Bryant | June 22, 2011 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  There was excellent news with the final data from the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety report showing that highway deaths were fewer across the state in 2010. The drop was 411 traffic fatalities...

• Death Happens Fast: RIP Ryan Dunn

  Mike Bryant | June 21, 2011 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Saturday night, I watched Ryan Dunn and Steve O on Minute to Win It. Today, Ryan is gone. As fellow lawyer blogger , Pierce Egerton, points out it wasn't a good example for readers: UPDATE -...

• The Deadly Dangers of Children’s Portable/Inflatable Pool

  John Demas | June 20, 2011 5:59 PM | 1 CommentSacramento, CA

  Far too many small children keep drowning in inflatable pools. We must realize that small children can just as easily drown in inflatable pools as they can in bathtubs or larger pools. One...

• Holiday: Happy Fathers Day

  Mike Bryant | June 19, 2011 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  At times, we represent clients who are fathers and we see how much the injuries can change their lives. I was moved by the client that couldn't fish or go camping outdoors with his children, after...

• NYT Question: Can Justice Be Bought?

  Brett Emison | June 16, 2011 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The New York Times posed the question yesterday: Can Justice Be Bought? I won't reprint the editorial here -- you can read it for yourself. However, its conclusions are sound: Many judges...

• Pool Season Means Safety

  Mike Bryant | June 16, 2011 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  With the opening of pools across the country, it's important that parents be thinking ahead about safety. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released a 14-page report that found 300...

• Interesting Circumstances Lead to Medical Disclosures and Firings

  Mike Bryant | June 14, 2011 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Back in March, 10 people were injured and another was killed after a drug overdosing in Blaine Minnesota. It was later determined that they had ingested what is thought to be the designer drug known...

• I-64 Tow Truck Accident That Killed Two Truck Drivers Highlights Risks of the Profession

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 03, 2011 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Two tow truck drivers died in a horrific tow truck accident on Interstate 64 (I-64) near Oyster Point Road in Hampton, Virginia (VA). One of the tow truck drivers lost control of his vehicle and...

• Tornadoes in Massachusetts, Michigan Reminder That Tragedy Can Strike Anywhere

  Nolan Erickson | June 03, 2011 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Several years ago, I was climbing Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. At the base of the summit is a warning placard cautioning hikers that lightning has struck the mountain in every month of the...