Illinois updates in category: Wrongful Death

Two men died on Wednesday in a construction accident at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant. The men were working as subcontractors at the plant when they became trapped in a hole. It is believed that one man may have drowned, but this has not been confirmed. It is unknown at this time how the second man died.The families of the men may be able to file a lawsuit against the employer and the...

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Antoine Bolden's mother filed a lawsuit against Jerry Moncrease and Bryden Transportation Company on Tuesday. Moncrease was the driver of the bus that struck and killed Bolden last month. The bus driver later admitted drinking alcohol prior to his shift and after he dropped off a bus load of children at a Chicago school. He was traveling approximately 70 miles per hour when the accident...

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A series of deaths has recently plagued Washington D.C.'s group homes. Over a seven month period there were 23 deaths reported, including the death of Melonie Nelson. Nelson choked to death after attempting to ingest a mouth full of bologna. In a lawsuit recently filed it is alleged that caretakers were aware that Nelson had previously grabbed food from the refrigerator and shoved large...

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Jerry Moncrease, a school bus driver who previously was charged for the death of a pedestrian, appeared in court today. Moncrease admitted to authorities that he drank whiskey before he drove the children to school the morning of the crash. After he dropped the children he drank a six pack of beer and then the horrific crash occurred killing one and injuring several others.Moncrease works for...

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As a follow up to a previous post about the Pennsylvania bus crash early Sunday morning near Clearfield, Pennsylvania, it is now known that the bus ran up an embankment and flipped on its side. Investigators do not know at this time what caused the bus to run up the embankment.Nine people are still hospitalized from the crash with injuries ranging from fair to critical. The bus driver has not...

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As previously posted, a school bus crashed Monday morning killing one pedestrian and injuring eight others. It has now been reported that the 76 year old bus driver, Jerry Moncrease, has been charged with DUI and involuntary manslaughter. At this time it appears that Moncrease was the cause of the accident and civil charges may follow the criminal charges. Those injured in the accident and...

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A school bus traveling northbound on Garfield Boulevard Monday morning is to blame for the death of a 22 year old pedestrian. The bus driver was turning onto Wentworth Avenue when it is believed he began suffering from some type of medical condition. The bus hit a pedestrian and at least two cars causing the death of one man and injuries to nine others. There were no children on the bus at...

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In Illinois, parents who bring a wrongful death lawsuit cannot currently recover for the grief, sorrow and mental anguish they suffer from when their children die. Jurors are instructed to not consider this suffering when they make a decision on how much a family is awarded from the death of their loved one. However, this may all change soon...Illinois has long followed an archaic law...

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Angela Alvarado was shot and killed by her husband James Alvarado on October 10, 2006. The murder of the 36 year old woman happened inside her Streator, Illinois home. Angela Alvarado leaves behind three children. Her husband, who called the police after shooting Angela, was charged with first-degree murder. Angela Alvarado's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week against James...

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A 19 year old student at Fresno State in California died in January of 2006 after consuming four times the legal limit of alcohol. Danny Daniels' death is not the first death linked to a fraternity and caused by excessive drinking. There have been numerous other lawsuits filed for the wrongful deaths of other students that were partaking in fraternity activities and resulted in death, all...

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A five year old girl died in a car accident on Friday when she was riding in the car with her brother and mother at U.S. Highway 41 and Indiana 114. The girl's mother was driving the car when it collided with a Mack dump truck. The girl was airlifted to the University of Chicago Hospital to try and save her life. The girl's brother and mother were treated and released from the Jasper County...

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Another lawsuit was filed recently against Guidant Corporation, the maker of an implantable defibrillator that has been the subject of a recall. A Bismark, North Dakota woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Guidant alleging that her husband died because of a defect in his defibrillator. The man had the defibrillator for approximately two months when he died of a lethal...

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Southwest Airlines settled a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed after Joshua Woods was killed on December 8, 2005. Joshua was riding with his family in the car when a Southwest plane skidded across the runaway at Midway airport and through a fence into traffic. The plane crashed into the Woods' car and killed Joshua.The family has only settled with Southwest and not with Boeing, the...

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Hal Pulfer was killed in a boating accident in Hawaii on Sunday. Pulfer was a business owner and lived with his family and three children in Highland Park. His business Security Locknut was based out of Mundelein, Illinois and manufactured nuts, bolts and washers. Pulfer was also the president of the company.Pulfer's sister remembers him as living the perfect life. He was a great father with...

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A car crash in Gary, Indiana on Sunday had taken the life of one child and has now taken the life of a second child. Odis Taylor, who was only six years old, died at the scene of the accident. Joseph Tyler, age 12, died Monday morning at the University of Chicago Hospital. Reports have stated that the children were sitting in the front seat one on the others lap when the SUV they were in ran...

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