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81–93 of 93 articles on Wrongful Death
Mother Fighting Florida's Wrongful Death Law
In February 2016, Javier Roldan entered the Pinellas County Hospital with a broken leg. Six days later, he experienced seizures and convulsions and died. Javier's mother, Jeanette Gonzalez, is now challenging a Florida…
Record Settlement Award In Kansas City Amusement Park Wrongful Death Case
Caleb Schwab, who was 10-years old at the time, was killed when he rode an amusement park water slide at Schlitterbahn in Kansas City. His family will be receiving payments from the defendants for nearly $20 million…
Family Files Wrongful-Death Lawsuit After Bicyclist Killed By Commercial Truck Driver
The family of a woman who was struck and killed while bicycling in a neighborhood on the north side of Chicago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the flatbed truck that hit the 23-year-old. The lawsuit…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Dentist And Church
Oklahoma was the site of a shocking tragedy involving the death of an infant at the hands of a dentist. In the middle of last year, a Tulsa dentist was accused of the killing of an Oklahoma City baby, Lincoln Lewis. The…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Actor Jim Carrey In Suicide Death Of Girlfriend
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles this month against comedian Jim Carrey, for what the plaintiff says was the actor's role in the apparent suicide death last year of his former girlfriend.
Alabama Overturns Lower Court Ruling On Previable Child Wrongful Death Action
A woman in Alabama has brought forth a medical malpractice lawsuit, alleging that the wrongful-death of her unborn child was caused by a doctor who ordered the administration of a cytotoxic drug, a medication used to…
Agreement To Arbitrate Upheld In Georgia Wrongful Death Action
An interesting question was recently raised in a Georgia court – whether an agreement to arbitrate continues to hold in the event that one of the parties to the agreement dies.
Statute Of Limitation Tolling In A Mississippi Wrongful Death Action
A case was brought before the Mississippi Supreme Court to review the interplay between the state's wrongful-death statute and the "minors savings" clause. The minor savings clause tolls the applicable statute of…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules On Statute Of Limitations In Medical Malpractice Survival Actions
The medical malpractice case of Dubose v. Quinlan reached the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently. The court was tasked with determining if the plaintiff's survival action had been brought in a time-frame that was…
Baltimore Jury Awards $850,000 In Wrongful Death Case Brought Against The Police Department
An award of $850,000 was the result after a Baltimore City jury heard a wrongful death case involving a woman who was shot by her fiancée, who was a City of Baltimore police officer at the time. In May 2013, a neighbor…
Determining Who Is Responsible In Wrongful Death Claims: The Case Of A Pizza Factory Man
Just over five years ago, Roy Wejnert of Maywood, New Jersey, was killed at a pizza factory. On January 21, 2015, an electrical panel fell on him. According to NJ.com , he was
Claim Of Medical Malpractice Filed In Wrongful Death Of Broward County Florida Man
Plaintiff Chitra Balgobin has filed a wrongful death action in the 17th Judicial District stemming from the medical malpractice of a Florida doctor. The defendant is Cesar Alegre M.D., who delivered health services for…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Punctured Spleen During Surgery
Mistakes can happen in medicine. When a mistake is made, it is up to the doctor to recognize the error and take the action required to correct the error and mitigate damage. The most harmful thing a doctor can do after…
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