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61–80 of 93 articles on Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death Claim Among Several Lawsuits Against Utility Provider Following Explosion
Columbia Gas has been named in various lawsuits after a gas explosion that caused fires in Lawrence and Andover, Massachusetts. Over 60 homes were damaged and the neighborhood was evacuated for a period of time. At…
Settlement Reached In Wrongful Death Case Involving Plane Crash In Maryland
In 2014, a plane crash occurred in Maryland where a private jet flew into a home that led to the death of a woman and her two small children. A wrongful death claim brought by the husband, Kenneth Gemmel, has finally…
Drowning Of Two 14-Year-Old-Boys Leads To Florida Wrongful Death Claim
Justin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, two Tequesta teenagers, disappeared on a fishing trip at sea in 2015. The Cohen family filed a wrongful death action recently against Austin's family citing negligence. The two had been…
Family Files Wrongful Death Case After College Student Dies At Fraternity
The family of Collin Wiant, a student at Ohio University, has filed a claim of wrongful death after his hazing-related death. The University has since barred the Sigma Pi fraternity for violations of conduct. A friend…
Pennsylvania Court Upholds Ruling In Wrongful Death Case Potentially Subject To Arbitration
A three-judge panel recently ruled in the wrongful death case of Smoyer v. Care One in the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Plaintiff Frank Moyer brought a civil action against the parties who managed the nursing home where…
Family Of Maryland Man Brings Wrongful Death Suit Following White-Water Rafting Accident
Alison Parker has filed a lawsuit following the death of her husband, James Abromitis, who was killed while on a commercial rafting trip on the Roaring Fork River in Colorado. The claim against Aspen Whitewater Rafting…
Maryland Jury Awards Plaintiff $19.5 Million In Bizarre Wrongful Death Case
A jury in Montgomery County that recently heard a wrongful death case has awarded the plaintiff $19.5 million. The case was brought by the surviving family of Carolyn Mattingly of Potomac. The defendant, Andrew Racca…
Motion For Dismissal Filed In Monongalia County Wrongful Death Case
A court is tasked with deciding whether a wrongful death suit should be dismissed regarding the death of Christie Cathers, who allegedly tried to run over sheriff deputies when they shot and killed her. The named…
Wrongful Death Case In Pennsylvania After Vehicle Crash Involving Drunk Driver
Joyce Fenstermaker was 71-years-old when she was struck and killed in a collision in the parking lot of the Titusville Moose Lodge. Sharon Brittain was driving her Jeep and was heavily intoxicated at the time of the…
Judge Overturns $38 Million Wrongful Death Decision
Two years after the terrible incident and after a lengthy civil trial that ended with a $38 million verdict against the Baltimore police for shooting and killing Korryn Gaines in a standoff, the judge on the case…
Maryland Appeals Court To Determine If Parent-Child Immunity Applies In Wrongful Death Cases
Michaelangelo Heidenberg, the young son of Timothy Heidenberg and Claudia Grier, accidentally drowned in his father's swimming pool. His mother, representing the boy's estate, filed a claim of wrongful death naming the…
Detroit Family Files Wrongful Death Suit
Detroit, Michigan saw the tragic loss of an award-winning journalist and radio personality, Angelo Henderson in February of 2014. Henderson passed away in his home in the three weeks following a surgery on his left…
Understanding The Difference Between A Wrongful Death Claim & A Survival Claim In Pennsylvania
It is never easy when coping with the death of a loved one. It is particularly difficult if the death was caused by negligent, careless, or reckless actions of another party. In these instances, the survivors of the…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After 9-year-old Girl Kills Firearms Instructor With Uzi
The family of an Arizona firearms instructor killed by a 9-year-old girl wielding an Uzi has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Nevada-based owners of the shooting range where the man was employed.
Wrongful Death Cases Filed After Deadly Plane Crash
Cases of wrongful death are being filed across the country after two devastating plane crashes. In March, a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed and killed all 157 of those on board of Flight 302. This is less than six…
Federal Judge To Rule On Appeal In Wrongful Death Case Involving A Mentally Disabled Maryland Man
A Washington Post story reported on a case involving Richard Rochford, a Frederick County Sheriff's Deputy, who was working security at a movie theater. In 2013, the manager pointed out to Rochford that a man had…
Maryland Man Facing Wrongful Death Case After Worker Dies In House Fire
The parents of Askia Khafra, a deceased 27-year-old man from Bethesda, have brought a lawsuit for negligence against Daniel Beckwitt in a Montgomery County court after their son died in a fire within his home. Khafra…
Wrongful Death Suit Filed In Pennsylvania Following Accident Involving A Coal Miner
John Kelly, age 55, was a coal miner who was operating a scoop car and moving some supplies when suddenly a metal door fell on him, causing his death. The heavy airlock door used to contain the air from the mine came…
Widows Bring Wrongful Death Claim After Police Helicopter Crash
The" Unite the Righ t" Rally in 2017 saw neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansman, and others associated with various right-wing ideologies converging for a two-day demonstration in Charlottesville, VA. Approximately one-half mile…
Family Of Woman Killed By Alligator At Senior Care Facility Brings Wrongful Death Case
Bonnie Walker was a 90-year-old resident of the Brookdale Senior Living Facility on Charlie Hall Boulevard in West Ashley, SC. One night around midnight, Walker walked (wandered) away from the living center, yet the…
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