Posts tagged wrong

• Deaths While In Custody Unexplained

  Linda Chalat | September 13, 2010 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Marvin Booker died while in custody, and following the official investigation, his death was ruled a homicide. Booker died in a well-lit room in full view of inmates and workers. Cameras recorded...

• Military Academy Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Shannon Weidemann | July 08, 2008 8:29 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A wrongful death lawsuit brought against Missouri Military Academy has been settled out of court. The Academy will pay the parents of Alain Garcia $700,000 to settle the lawsuit. He was killed in a...

• A New Supreme Court Decision: Forfeiture by Wrongdoing Explored Further

  Kyle Bachus | June 27, 2008 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A defendant has a constitutional right to confront a witness that is accusing him. The basic rule is that prior statements cannot be used unless the defendant has had a chance to cross exam the...

• Colorado Springs Hospital Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Linda Snyder | March 14, 2008 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Memorial Hospital settled a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday with Donald Rifkin, whose wife shot and killed the couple's boys and then herself shortly after being released from the Colorado Springs-owned hospital in 2005.Rifkin will receive $325,000, according to city documents obtained by The Gazette.On April 22, 2005, Julie Rifkin, 41, made threats to a co-worker about killing herself and her...

• Powers Fasteners Inc. settles $6 million wrongful-death lawsuit

  Linda Snyder | December 26, 2007 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A $6 million settlement was reached earlier this week for a wrongful-death lawsuit involving the family of a woman who was killed when a Big Dig highway tunnel in Boston collapsed on her car in 2006.The lawsuit involved the epoxy supplier, Powers Fasteners Inc. The woman, Milena Del Valle, was crushed when 26 tons of concreted ceiling panels collapsed while driving through the tunnel.It was...

• Parents Win Wrongful Death Case Against Fraternity Member

  Shannon Weidemann | December 10, 2007 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A student hazing a fraternity at Plattsburge State University in 2003 died during the initiation rites. His parents sued 14 members of the Psi Episilon Chi fraternity after their son's death from water intoxication. The judge in the wrongful death lawsuit awarded the parents $1.5 Million. After his death, which sparked outrage across the state, 10 of his alleged tormenters and an alumnus were...

• Utah Police Officers Sued for Wrongful Death

  Shannon Weidemann | October 10, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A man was shot by two police officers in 1998 and his family is now suing for wrongful death. The court case started this week. The victim had been visiting his parent's home and the police were called because he was acting suicidal. When the police arrived he was holding a knife that the officers believed to be a gun. In opening statements, defense attorney Andrew Morse said Peterson...

• Man Shot Inside Capitol in Denver

  April Armani | July 16, 2007 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  An armed man was shot to death by Governor Ritter's security staff at the Capitol. While news reports are just now coming in, it appears the man stated "I am the emperor and I'm here to take over state government" just prior to being shot by security.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to our section on Wrongful Death.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed in Las Vegas

  Shannon Weidemann | July 16, 2007 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A wrongful death lawsuit against a woman that was first convicted and then acquitted of her boyfriend's death has been dismissed. She had also been charged with stealing the man's silver and that conviction was upheld on appeal. Tuesday, Judge Elizabeth Halverson granted a motion to dismiss the wrongful death suit, because in Nevada, after you start a case, it must be brought to trial within...

• Indictment Against Teen Handed Down by Grand Jury

  April Armani | June 27, 2007 5:51 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  On March 13, 2007, a group of teenagers were allegedly drinking -- one of those drunken teenagers got behind the wheel, drove drunk and struck a car killing 17 year old Samara Stricklen. While the Jefferson County police originally believed the drunk driver was 16 year old Alison Bowen, however, the grand jury reached a different conclusion yesterday afternoon.The grand jury indicted 17 year...