Wrongful Death

• Offer of Settlement Made by State to Families of Students Killed In Virginia Tech Massacre

  Amy Rothschild | March 26, 2008 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Virginia State officials have offered about $100,000 to each of the the families of those killed in the April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech massacre if they waive their rights to sue the State of Virginia and Virginia Tech. The State has said that even if they were to be sued and found liable, a state law known as "sovereign immunity" which means that the state can do no wrong., each families'...

• Jury Awards Family $28 Million in Wrongful Shooting of 12 Year Old Boy By Police

  Amy Rothschild | March 11, 2008 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Today, a federal jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, awarded $28 million to the family of a 12 year old boy who was shot by police on Christmas Eve in 2002. The boy was unarmed at the time he was killed. After the boy's death, his family filed a wrongful death claim against Troopers Samuel Nassan and Juan Curry alleging that they acted intentionally. Apparently, the jury agreed. The jury...

• Cases Settled Involving Helicopter Crash

  Amy Rothschild | February 25, 2008 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  In 2002, a medical helicopter crashed in Norfolk, killing three people aboard. The helicopter had just left a Norfolk hospital on June 21, 2002. when the pilot reported trouble. The helicopter subsequently crashed at the airpoirt. The pilot, an emergency room nurse and a paramedic were killed. The families of the thre three victims filed suit. On February 19, 2008, the the famiilies'...

• Family Sues Over Six-Year-Old Son's Pool Drowning

  Amy Rothschild | January 29, 2008 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On January 28, 2008, the parents of a six-year-old boy who drowned when his arm got caught in a strong underwater swimming pool suction drain, filed a law suit agains the the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, Shoreline Pools and other defendants. The lawsuit, which asks for more than $15,000 in damages, states that Shoreline Pools ad a history of violating building code requirements. The lawsuit...

• Widow Sues Disney Cruise Line For Wrongful Death Of Husband

  Amy Rothschild | January 28, 2008 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Marilyn Piazza of New York, has brought a wrongful death suit against Disney Cruise Line claiming that the company is at fault in the August 14, 2007, death of Santo L. Piazza, her husband. Mr. Piazza was 78 years old at the time of his death.Mrs. Piazza alleges that her husband died on a Mediterranean cruise in the summer of 2007 as a result of poorly designed raised threshold on bathroom...

• Families of Mine Collapse Victims Plan To File Suit

  Amy Rothschild | January 24, 2008 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  The first lawsuit stemming from the August 2007 mine collapse disaster in Crandall Canyon is formally taking shape. On January 23, 2008, notices of claims were sent to the Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power by attorneys for the surviving heirs of seven miners killed in a pair of mine-wall collapses - along with two miners injured in the ill-fated...

• Family Of Man Killed In Bus Crash Files Wrongful Death Action

  Amy Rothschild | January 17, 2008 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Pedro Mendez was killed on January 2, 2008, when a chartered bus owned by Capricorn Bus Lines Inc. of Houston, and in which he was a passenger, crashed. The crash occurred when the driver of the bus became sleepy, veered off the highway and and tried to pull back onto the highway. The driver overcorrected resulting in the bus zigzagging across the highway. The bus then rolled over before...

• Family of Victim Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Drunk Driver and Tavern that Allegedly Served Driver Alcohol

  Amy Rothschild | January 14, 2008 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Relatives of a 44 year old Marvin Garcia have filed a wrongful death suit against Michah Henry, a military police officer accused of causing a crash that resulted in Mr. Garcia's death on New Year's Day. The lawsuit also names Maloney's Tavern, an Albuquerque bar that allegedly served alcohol to Mr. Henry that night. The lawsuit is seeking monetary damages and court costs.Mr. Henry, the...

• Parents of Student Who Died After College Hazing Incident File Wrongful Death Suit

  Amy Rothschild | January 02, 2008 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  The parents of a Rider University student who died after a suspected hazing incident in the Spring of 2007, filed a law suit againt the university claiming it didn't adequately supervise the fraternity house where excessive drinking occurred. The lawsuit also names Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and four members of the fraternity's now-defunct Rider chapter. Gary DeVercelly Jr. died in March 2007...

• Trucking Company To Pay $9 Million For Wrongful Death Of Two Sisters

  Amy Rothschild | December 17, 2007 2:01 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Seven and two year old sisters died when the family car in which they were riding was rear-ended by concrete pumper truck. At the time of the accident, the truck was driving at an unsafe speed and was not able to stop in time to avoid hitting the family's vehicle, which had stopped to assist a disabled vehicle. The trucking company, Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping,will pay $9 million to the...