New York updates in category: Wrongful Death

The brother of a construction worker who died in the crane collapse incident has filed notice that he will sue the city of new York for $30 million for his brother's wrongful death. The claim filed by Christopher Canzona, brother of Clifford Canzona, was the first legal action taken since the crane collapse on March 15. The collapse killed a total of seven people and ruined or damaged many...

Three wrongful death product liability lawsuits have been voluntarily dismissed against TASER International Inc. (TASR).Plaintiffs in the McCargo wrongful death suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee; the Lieberman wrongful death suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and lastly, the Salazar wrongful death suit filed in...

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in New York State Supreme Court by the parents of a Blauvelt man who was killed two years ago by a CSX freight train.In June, 2005, Christopher, 21, was killed when his vehicle collided with a freight train at the Erie Street crossing. The family's lawyer contends he was likely blinded by the early morning sun glare and could not see or hear that the train...

The families of Tyler Stranger and Cory Lidle have filed a wrongful death suit against the maker of the plane that they were flying when it crashed into a New York high rise last year.Lidle's wife's attorney, issued a statement saying attorneys for Stranger and Lidle had filed the lawsuits against Cirrus Design Corp, the maker of the airplane in California.The lawsuit alleges product liability,...

Nicole Ford's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Ford was one of four Lee High School students that died when their school bus crashed in November.The wrongful death lawsuit targets the bus company Laidlaw, the bus driver and the 17-year-old driver of the Celica involved.There are still many unanswered questions by many parties involved... Anthony Scott, the bus driver, was not wearing...