North Carolina updates tagged with 'Wrongful Death'

When my fellow IB partner Steve Lombardi asked me to join in a series of blogs about workers being accidentally backed over by fellow workers, I had no idea that the timing would be so ripe....

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Your first impression about this type of accident probably will be one of curious interest and inquisitive horror. After all, how often could this actually happen? Surely, there must be...

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A jury this weekend ruled that two ER doctors who treated actor John Ritter after he collapsed on the set of his sitcom weren't at fault in his death.Ritter's family had filed a multimillion dollar wrongful death lawsuit against the physicians, who treated Ritter for a heart attack, not the torn aorta he had. The hospital where he was treated has already settled with the family of the Emmy...

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In July of 2000, 4-month-old Tyler Malcomb, was killed when he struck his head on his car seat hard plastic shell after the seat was ejected in a roll over crash. The manufacturer of the defected car seat, Evenflo Company, before this tragedy, had considered lining the shell of the "On My Way" car seat with foam. Unfortunately, the company decided not to install this padding. Tyler might have...

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A man died after spending three days in the Mille Lacs County Jail and being denied a visit with a doctor. Before he was arrested he was injured in a car accident. His mother sued the county for wrongful death. The lawsuit was settled for $700,000. For days, he pleaded with Mille Lacs County jail employees to let him see a doctor. But by the time they relented, it was too late, according...

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A woman sued the man believed to be responsible for the murder of her husband for wrongful death. Criminal charges have not been filed in the murder case. The murder happened in Bartonville, Illinois in 2000. The defendant in the case did not show up in court and the judge ruled that he was liable. Kyle Harrell was shot and killed on a remote road.Authorities believe Harrell's business...

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They don't face criminal charges, but that doesn't mean nuns who ran the Lafon Nursing Home in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck are in the clear. That's because they're facing wrongful death lawsuits regarding 22 nursing home residents who died in the horrible conditions in the aftermath of Katrina. New Orleans resident Maria Johnson sued Lafon in the death of her 79-year-old mother....

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The mother of an HIV-positive man who died while in immigration custody plans to file a wrongful death suit against the United States government, according to news reports.The mother alleges that immigration officials denied medical treatment to her son while he was in custody.This immigration wrongful death case highlights a disturbing trend.23-year-old Victor Arrelano, died while in custody at...

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A woman died after being dispensed the wrong drug at Walgreens and a jury has awarded her family $25.8 Million in the wrongful death case brought against the pharmacy. The woman was prescribed a blood thinner and the pharmacy gave her one 10 times the prescribed strength. It caused her to have a stroke in 2002 and die in 2007. The Polk County Circuit Court jury found the prescription error...

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The cirminal trial of Tolly Carr is over, but the former television anchor still faces a wrongful death suit. The suit was filed in May in Forsyth County against Carr, a former anchor of WXII in North Carolina, and three Winston-Salem bars the lawsuit says served Carr the night in March that Casey Bokhoven, 26, was killed. On Monday, Aug 13, Carr, 32, pleaded guilty to charges of felony death by...

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A Marine veteran came home after serving in Iraq and committed suicide after his post-traumatic stress disorder went untreated by the Northampton VA Medical Center. His parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Veterans Affairs. His parents took him to the Northampton VA Medical Center and he was involuntarily committed for help. He was released a few days later after VA personnel...

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A doctor who operated a rapid drug detox clinic and had a patient die in his care was found negligent by a jury and ordered to pay the victim's family $35.5 Million. Dr. Aeneas Guiney operated the clinic in Troy, Michigan. The victim died in 2004. The medical malpractice case was filed by the victim's family. While under anesthesia, Oppenheim failed to get enough oxygen, suffered brain...

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The family of a woman murdered in Medford, Oregon has sued the city for her wrongful death. She was stabbed mulitple times and called 911 for help. She was found dead alongside her car by Oregon State Police. The family alleges Ana Merez bled to death because the city's 911 center delayed transmission of her call for help.Meraz called 911 May 3 to say she needed urgent medical attention. An...

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The parents of a California teenager who died after inhaling an aerosol dust remover have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against 3M Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for selling the substance. The suit says both companies knew 3M Dust Remover was popular among teenage inhalant abusers, but continued selling it for years without adequate warnings or other deterrents. When inhaled, dust remover...

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A nursing home in Dunbar, West Virginia has had a wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit filed against it. The family of a former resident has filed the suit claiming that he died of injuries suffered in the home. The suit says Combs entered the home at the age of 77, with dementia. While there, he was inflicted with several injuries, including "pneumonia; dehydration; pressure sores;...

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