Wrongful Death

• Deadly Winter Night Brings Tough Driving To Minnesota

  Mike Bryant | February 20, 2012 9:45 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  A real winter reminder is giving us very tough driving all over Minnesota tonight. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has a winter-storm warning today through Tuesday for the center of...

• Second Child Died While Under the Care of Dentist on Probation

  David Mittleman | February 16, 2012 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  A dentist already on probation for his connection to the death of a 6-year-old child has allegedly taken the life of another child due during a routine medical procedure. That man, Dr. Patrick...

• Jury Awards More Than Asked for in Lawsuit

  Mark Bello | February 15, 2012 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  After almost four years, a Tampa, FL woman is still awaiting compensation for the wrongful death of her husband. She has yet to see a dime of the $7 million wrongful death award she received from...

• House GOP Bill Would Enable Anti-Abortion Civil Suits

  Andrew Cochran | February 09, 2012 3:34 PM | 1 CommentVoices

  This week, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 3541, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, which prohibits an abortion based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the...

• Maryland Hospital Cannot be Sued in Virginia if No Business in Virginia

  Doug Landau | February 07, 2012 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  After the question of whether to bring a lawsuit, the issue of where to bring the case usually follows. With citizens of Virginia often transacting business and getting hurt in the nearby...

• The MVP Of The Super Bowl Is The Designated Driver

  Mike Bryant | February 05, 2012 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has calling for the true MVP of the Super Bowl to step forward. That real life person is the person that make sure others are safe getting home. ...

• How Much Is A Life Worth? It Depends Where You Live (And It's Probably Lower Than You Think)

  Brett Emison | January 31, 2012 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  So, how much is your life worth? Wayne Green answers this question in an article published in the Tulsa World, concluding that Oklahoma's low liability cap leaves some victims holding the...

• The Lowdown on “C. Diff” Hospital Infections

  Mike Ferrara | January 29, 2012 1:18 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  If you don’t work in a hospital, chances are you’re not familiar with the term “C. diff.” It stands for Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes an intestinal...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Roundup: January 27, 2012

  Brett Emison | January 27, 2012 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Legal and safety news from around the internet that caught my interest this week: Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Again At State Tort Reform Law [Andrew Cochran at The 7th Amendment...

• Pedestrian Killed on Highway 120 Shuts Down Morning Rush Hour

  Mike Bryant | January 27, 2012 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The Minnesota State Patrol reported that Highway 120 was shut down this morning around 6:45 between I-94 and Ramsey County Road 34 when a 47 year-old man was struck and killed. This sad event is...