California updates in category: Wrongful Death

nation's largest Baby Crib Recall

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Ava Worthington, the 15-month-old child of Carl and Raylene Worthington didn't stand a chance. Her parents belong to a faith healing church group known as Followers of Christ, which has a...

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Drowning Death of Atascadero teen during a P.E. class adds to the already dismal numbers of similar losses, many of which might be preventable.

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In 2003, 48-year-old Rodney Heemstra was convicted of murdering his neighbor, Tom Lyon. That verdict has now been overturned and the money that was awarded must be returned. At the time of the...

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"Wrongful Death" is a term lawyers use; it means a claim, for money, against a person who has caused the death of a close family member, usually a spouse or parent or a child. In most states a...

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Every parents' worst nightmare - their child drowning in a neighbors' swimming pool. You may remember the case against Tommy Lee brought by parents whose son drowned in the rocker's pool. The law in California used to allow parents to sue the property owner when such a tragedy occurred. Now courts have placed a restriction on the ability of parents to sue for a child's death if they were...

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Jessica Lunsford's brutal and tragic death made national news. The nine-year-old girl was kidnapped from her home on February 23, 2005. Three weeks later, following a massive search, authorities discovered her body in a grave located about 150 yards from her home. She had been kidnapped, raped and buried alive.John Couey, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to death last year for her...

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You may recall that 54 year-old actor/comedian John Ritter of Three's Company fame died most unexpectedly in September 2003 on, of all days, his 5-year-old daughter's birthday. At the time of his death, Ritter was married to actress Amy Yasbeck. Yesback and Ritter's four children have now filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Los Angeles. Two doctors are named in that suit. According to court...

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Sharon, a seven-year-old Kingston girl, was found dead in the basement of her family home a decade ago. She had suffered more than 80 wounds and part of her scalp was torn from her head. Eventually, the child bled to death.The cause Sharon's death is what has experts and police alike at raising questions. The cause of death given by the family of the victim was a pit bull attack. However, one of...

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When you seek medical attention from a hospital emergency room, are you at risk for further injuries or even death BEFORE ever receiving treatment? While much of the current health care debate centers on seeking a solution to the problem of getting coverage to the uninsured and the underinsured (those who have health care insurance, but the coverage fails to provide them with adequate and...

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A nightclub in Texas has been sued for wrongful death following the shooting death of a man. The man was either killed inside of the nightclub or in the parking lot. Eyewitness accounts contradict the events of the evening. The shooting took place at Club Tiffany in Port Arthur, Texas. In their suit, Allen's parents allege Hatch knew, or at least should have known, that his club was "unsafe...

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When the parents of a 20 year old young man allowed him to go the grand opening of a new Red Robin restaurant in January 2006, they felt secure in the fact that their young son would be supervised by the management of the restaurant while he was away from home. After all, they had been assured by Pete Cardillo, a manager for Red Robin, that not only would there be supervision, but that he...

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For whatever reason, 2007 is the year that mug shots became the new head shots and rehab became the second best way to get headlines for Young Hollywood. Unfortunately for any of the rest of you who may also be on the roads between midnight and 6 a.m., DUIs seem to have become the best way to get headlines in an industry where almost all publicity is still good publicity. When...

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This is a great video on the outdated laws in the state of California regarding medical malpractice. While it advocates amending the 1975 cap that was established on non-economic damages so long ago and has not changed since, it does not go far enough. MICRA was established by coercive means, under circumstances whereby the insurance industry held the legislature hostage, using doctors to...

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The FDA has required GlaxoSmithKline to place a "black box" warning on its Diabetes drug, Avandia. The warning requirement is based upon 42 studies which show an increased risk of heart attack or chest pain associated with the use of Avandia. A May 21 report in the New England Journal of Medicine linked Avandia to a 43 percent increased risk of heart attacks. Avandia was the world's...

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