Posts tagged wrongful death lawsuit

• Family of Bicyclist Killed in Truck Accident Files $5 Million Suit

  David Mittleman | March 07, 2010 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Baltimore, Maryland—the family of a bicyclist who was struck and killed last year in a collision with a truck has filed a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and his...

• Alabama Jury Awards $20 Million to Family of Woman Who Died After Breathing Bile During Surgery

  David Mittleman | January 15, 2010 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  At the end of last month, an Alabama jury voted to award $20 million the family of a woman who died during surgery when bile entered her lungs. The wrongful death lawsuit was brought against Coastal...

• Charlotte, N.C. Officials Settle With Family of Woman Killed By Falling Tree

  David Mittleman | December 10, 2009 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Kay Plyler, a North Carolina town official, was killed in March 2008 when high winds allegedly blew a rotting tree onto her SUV. Now, Plyler’s family has reached a settlement with the city of...

• Family of Jennifer Strange Wins $16.5 Million for Water-Drinking Contest Death

  David Mittleman | October 30, 2009 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Thanks to a Sacramento County jury, the notorious case of Jennifer Strange, a young mother of three who died after participating in a radio station’s water-drinking contest, has come to a...

• Lawsuit Claims Doctor Botched Brain Surgery, Covered Up Evidence to Avoid Wrongful Death Suit

  David Mittleman | August 12, 2009 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Cincinnati, Ohio—the family of 16-year-old Jessica Siegel has filed a lawsuit against a neurosurgeon and a clinic, who they claim altered evidence to avoid a wrongful death claim after Jessica...

• Family Files Wrongful Death Suit After 16-year-old Dies in Police Taser Incident

  David Mittleman | June 18, 2009 1:03 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A Detroit family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Warren police and the city after their son died of sudden cardiac arrest back in April of this year, when he...

• Child Drownings and Swimming Pool Accidents

  Larry Buckfire | June 06, 2008 12:43 PM | 1 CommentDetroit, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Summer is now here and swimming pools are a favorite choice to escape the hot and steamy weather. While this provides for great fun and exercise, the safety aspect of swimming is a great concern.