Wrongful Death

• Woman Gunned Down by Ex Had Sought RO

  Linda Chalat | April 27, 2012 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A California woman had sought an emergency restraining order against her estranged husband a week before he shot her in a murder-suicide on last week outside a divorce lawyer’s office...

• Roller Coaster Tragedy Results from Operator Inattention

  Linda Chalat | April 22, 2011 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Now with the warmer days of summer soon here, families all over the nation will be enjoying big and small amusement centers. But the tragedy that occurred on a Saturday night two summers ago is a...

• Carbon Monoxide – the Undetected Killer

  Linda Chalat | November 22, 2010 12:39 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  With snow falling in the high country and weather all over Colorado becoming chilly, more people are likely to fall victim to carbon monoxide poisoning. The tragic death of a mother and her young...

• Deaths While In Custody Unexplained

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

  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...

• EMS Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled

  Chrissie Cole | May 04, 2009 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Maryland emergency works have agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit, according to court records. A lawyer for Smithsburg Emergency Medical Services said the case, which was scheduled for...

• Military Academy Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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

  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...

• Colorado Springs Hospital Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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

  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

  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

  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

  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...