Posts tagged wrongful death

• Washington Man Dies After Paramedics Diagnose Acid Reflux

  Jonathan Nace | December 04, 2008 6:16 PM | 9 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A 39 year old man collapsed and died in his home after paramedics responded to a 911 call and told him he had acid reflux disease. Edward Givens died only six hours after his family had called the...

• SUV Rollovers: A Persistent Crucial Problem

  David Tompkins | January 13, 2008 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Steps to take when you are involved in an SUV Rollover:1. Take pictures of the SUV and all vehicles involved in the collision.2. Take pictures of location where the accident took place. These pictures should show the layout of the road and include any scrapes on the road, tire marks or skid marks.3. Keep the SUV even if it is totaled. 4. Take the names, addresses and phone numbers of any...

• PIP Claims For Personal Injuries in Washington, D.C.

  Staff Writer | September 10, 2006 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The law in Washington D.C. for personal injury car accident victims regarding PIP Benefits (Personal Injury Protection Benefits) is extremely complicated because it requires accident victims to make an election between PIP benefits and filing a civil lawsuit within 60 days of the accident. If the PIP Benefits are elected by the car accident victim, then the car accident victim loses his/her...

• Intersections in Maryland Can Be Dangerous

  David Tompkins | January 14, 2008 7:09 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  NBC reported that another pedestrian has been killed in Prince George's County. On January 12, 2008, Rosario Gonzales was killed at the notoriously dangerous intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard.The sad part of this story is that the person that struck and killed Mr. Gonzalez did not have the human decency to stop. The person who hit Mr. Gonzalez fled the scene, and...

• D.C. Consumer Protection Act--There for the little guy

  Staff Writer | October 17, 2006 4:51 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A recent ruling from the D.C. Court of Appeals gives me comfort that the Courts recognize the rights of consumers in Washington, D.C. On September 28, 2005 the D.C. Appellate Court issued its ruling in Ford v. Chart One. Although this is not a personal injury case, it exemplifies that the D.C. Court of Appeals takes seriously consumer rights, and will see to it that the Consumer Protection...

• Wrongful Death Case Filed Against Cruise Line

  Shannon Weidemann | October 31, 2007 11:16 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Carnival Cruise Line has been sued for wrongful death after a man became ill from Norovirus and died while on a trans-atlantic cruise. The 76-year-old man was one of hundreds that became ill on the 16-day voyage. The lawsuit alleges he became ill from eating contaminated food. The ship's doctor was also listed in the lawsuit. Norovirus is a highly contagious illness that causes vomiting...

• Wrongful Death Personal Injury Claims in Washington, D.C.-Act Fast!

  Staff Writer | September 17, 2006 9:11 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If a person is killed as a result of negligence that occurs in Washington, D.C., the heirs of the deceased person can bring a wrongful death claim. The claim must be brought by the personal representative of the decedent's estate. However, the claim must be brougt quickly since the wrongful death claim must be brought within one year after the death of the person injured. Because of the one...

• Trasylol Marketing Suspended

  David Tompkins | November 05, 2007 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that, at the agency's request, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. has agreed to a marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, pending detailed review of preliminary results from a Canadian study that suggested an increased risk for death."It would seem...

• D.C. Department of Health Exposes Medical Errors

  Jonathan Nace | January 13, 2009 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The District of Columbia Department of Health has published a report finding that 529 adverse events occurred in a 12 month period. The report may have been reluctant to title these problems as...

• El Paso Wrongful Death Suit Ends With $21 Million Award

  Shannon Weidemann | June 01, 2007 6:29 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A jury in El Paso has awarded the family of a stabbing victim $21 Million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The man was killed by another man that was never charged with a crime. He claimed it was an act of self-defense. "The Juarez family has said from the beginning that it's not about money. It's a validation that Jacob Ortiz wrongfully took Hugo's life," said David J. Kimmelman, the lawyer for...