Posts tagged Wrongful Death

• Comcast Sued for Wrongful Death of Customer

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 10, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A Chicago woman made the biggest mistake of her life, which turned out to be deadly, when she did something we all do at various times in our life. She allowed the Comcast cable installer to enter her home. She and another woman were found murdered that same day. A lawsuit has been filed against Comcast for the murders.The man accused of murdering the women, Anthony Triplett, has a history of...

• $55 Million Verdict Against DaimlerChrysler

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 09, 2007 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  DaimlerChrysler was found liable for the death of a 38 year old man who died in 2004 after being run over by his own truck. Richard Mraz, a loving father and husband, had put his truck in park but because of a defect in the transmission of his Dodge Dakota truck, the truck was not in park and caused Mraz to be run over. He suffered from severe head injuries that turned fatal seventeen days...

• Fifth Baseball Player Looses Life

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 09, 2007 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A bus accident that had killed six people now claims a seventh life. A fifth baseball player died from injuries he suffered in the accident that happened in Atlanta, Georgia on March 2, 2007. Zach Arend had been in critical condition since the accident suffering from collapsed lungs, a fractured pelvis and abdominal and chest injuries.Currently there are still three players that are...

• Man Dies After Ford Causes Fire

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 08, 2007 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A man from San Antonio, Texas died last year after his 1994 Ford Mercury Marquis caught fire in his garage. The fire spread to his house and killed him. The fire started in the engine compartment of the car, and it is believed that it was caused by a faulty switch in the engine. Ford had previously recalled defective switches but there was no recall for the 1994 Mercury Marquis.The Ford...

• 8 Students Die in Tornado

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 05, 2007 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Bad weather in Alabama turned worse when excessive winds turned into a tornado that ripped through the Enterprise High School in Enterprise, Alabama. Students were brought into interior hallways of the school to wait out the storm, but as the tornado passed the school, it claimed 8 students' lives.Many are now saying that the deaths of the 8 could have been avoided. Sirens warning of the bad...

• Lawsuit Against University for Pub Crawl Moves Forward

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 26, 2007 8:45 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A wrongful death lawsuit against the University of Rhode Island continues to move forward this week with depositions. The lawsuit alleges that a university student, Francis Marx V, was killed in 2004 during a pub crawl that the university was aware of but failed to do anything about.The university admits that it was aware of the pub crawl, however, it did not prohibit the activity. Instead,...

• Pennsylvania Woman Dies of Salmonella

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 26, 2007 7:29 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It is believed that a Pennsylvania woman died in January as a result of being infected with salmonella after eating tainted peanut butter. The peanut butter is part of a recent recall of ConAgra peanut butter. This is not the first death that is believed to be related to the peanut butter. A family recently came forward in Illinois stating that they believe their family member also died from...

• Illinois Man's Death May be from Salmonella

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 26, 2007 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  An Illinois man who died on February 2, 2007, may have died as a result of ingesting peanut butter that was affected by the recent salmonella outbreak. The man died just three days after he ate a peanut butter sandwich that contained the recently recalled ConAgra peanut butter.The death is the first reported in Illinois that relates to the salmonella outbreak. There have been other cases of...

• Football Player Dies, School at Fault?

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 26, 2007 1:55 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Ryan Owens died in July 2006 after he collapsed after football practice. Ryan was attending Henderson County High School in Indiana at the time. His family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school and its coaches alleging they were the cause of 16 year old Ryan's death.The parents believe that the school should have done more to prevent the death of their son. The school,...

• Supreme Court Limits Award

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 22, 2007 7:45 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A woman who sued and won a lawsuit against Philip Morris USA for her husbands death has had her jury award set aside by the Supreme Court. The lawsuit now returns to the Oregon Supreme Court, which will determine if it will order a new trial, reduce the jury award or reinstate its decision.The Supreme Court's argument for setting aside the verdict, in part, was that the widow should only...