Posts tagged Wrongful Death

• Minneapolis Bridge Death Toll Stands at 13

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 22, 2007 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  On Monday the last known missing person's body was pulled from the water where the Minneapolis Interstate 35W bridge once stood. Gregory Jolstad was a 45 year old construction worker that died in the collapse. He was part of the bridge's resurfacing crew. The official death toll now stands at 13.The bridge collapse has raised a lot of questions and concerns about bridge construction around...

• Com Ed Work Dies in Chicago Suburb

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 22, 2007 2:01 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Daniel Yost was working on overhead power lines in Lombard, Illinois when he was electrocuted. The 24 year old Yost was working near 135 S. Dodge Lane in Lombard on Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital but did not survive. ComEd and the Lombard police are currently investigating the matter. Yost's family may be able to recover for his wrongful death. They may...

• Chicago Area Man Killed by Freight Train

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 21, 2007 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Thomas Bujnowski was only 47 years old when he died Friday morning. Bujnowski's body was found near the train tracks at Route 14 and Lincoln Street in Fox River Grove, Illinois. It is believed Bujnowski was hit by a Union Pacific freight train. His death has been ruled an accident but there is an ongoing investigation. Police hope to find additional answers to how Thomas Bujnowski was killed...

• Rescue Efforts Halted in Utah Mine Collapse

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 21, 2007 10:06 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Digging has been halted at the Crandall Canyon coal mine after 3 rescue workers recently died and six others were injured. Experts have examined the mine and say it is too dangerous to continue digging. The head of the federal Mine and Safety Health Administration, however, has said that if there are any signs of life they will continue rescue efforts. Four holes have now been dug into the...

• TASER Death, Lawsuit Settled $100,000

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 20, 2007 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Ray Charles Austin died in September 2003 after he was shocked by a Taser several times. Austin was an inmate in the Gwinnett County Jail at the time of his death. Austin was shocked as a result of a fight he was engaged in where he bit part of a deputy's ear off.Austin's family settled the suit for $100,000 and agreed not to make public statements about the settlement. The agreement for...

• Chicago Man Killed While Riding Bicycle

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 16, 2007 6:45 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Ryan Boudreau of Chicago died Monday after being hit by a truck. Boudreau, who was 27 at the time of his death, was riding his bicycle on Clark Street in Chicago when he was hit by the truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Officers have determined the fatal collision was an accident. However, Boudreau's family may be able to recover against the truck driver for the wrongful death of...

• Death Toll Rises in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 02, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The initial report of six dead has now risen to seven, and it is believed twenty to thirty people or more are still missing. At least 79 people were injured in the horrific collapse. As many as 50 cars still remain in the river, and it is unknown if those cars hold additional victims. The water is seven to eight feet deep, which is high enough to cover most cars.Videos taken of the bridge...

• Minneapolis Bridge Collapse at Least 6 Killed

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 02, 2007 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Minneapolis bridge collapsed during the Wednesday evening rush hour killing at least six people. The Interstate 35W bridge was being repaired when it collapsed into several sections. There is information as to why the bridge collapsed at this time, but authorities do not believe it was an act of terrorism.Early estimates believe there were at least 50 cars that fell into the water and land...

• Family Awarded $35.3 Million After Father's/Husband's Death

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 30, 2007 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A jury awarded the family of Danny Oppenheim Jr. $35.3 million. Danny Oppenheim died after his doctors failed to properly monitor him during surgery. While he was under anesthesia he was not receiving the proper amount of oxygen. The lack of oxygen caused brain damage and eventually Oppenheim's death. The two doctors, Aeneas Guiney and Robert Wolf have had other patients become severally...

• Soldier's Family Sues VA

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 30, 2007 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Jeffrey Lucey's family filed a wrongful death suit against the Department of Veteran Affairs after Jeffrey Lucey was turned away from the medical center. Lucey attempted to get medical treatment from a VA facility in 2004 after he returned from the Iraq war. Instead, the VA turned him away. He killed himself two weeks later. This suit is certain to be one of several filed against the VA for...