Wrongful Death

• Soldier's Family Sues VA

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

  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...

• Widow Awarded $1.25 Million In Wrongful Death Suit

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 25, 2007 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Jeanette Dooley of Jackson County settled a lawsuit she brought after her new husband was killed driving his truck. Chad Dooley had been employed as a truck driver for eleven years when he and another truck collided on Highway 54 at 4 a.m. in the morning on August 20, 2005. Jeanette settled the lawsuit for $1.25 million but said she would give it all back to have Chad home. The other truck...

• Family Files Lawsuit After Summer Camp Drowning

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 20, 2007 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The Gottsman family has filed a lawsuit against the summer camp where their son Yoni drowned in 2005. Yoni Gottsman was only four years old when he drowned at the Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club. He was attending summer camp in August 2005 when it is alleged that he was unsupervised at the club's pool. A surveillance video reveals Yoni was found floating face down in the water with no...

• Lawsuits Filed In Chicago To New York Bus Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 23, 2007 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A bus traveling from Chicago to New York in May of this year crashed injuring several passengers and killing two. Several lawsuits have now been filed against the bus company, OK Travel Bus Company, for the injuries resulting from the accident. It is believed that a combination of a fatigued bus driver and speeding caused the bus to crash in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.The bus company...

• Two Die At Water Reclamation Plant

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 21, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two men died on Wednesday in a construction accident at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant. The men were working as subcontractors at the plant when they became trapped in a hole. It is believed that one man may have drowned, but this has not been confirmed. It is unknown at this time how the second man died.The families of the men may be able to file a lawsuit against the employer and the...

• Suit Filed Against Chicago Bus Driver Who Killed Pedestrian

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 06, 2007 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Antoine Bolden's mother filed a lawsuit against Jerry Moncrease and Bryden Transportation Company on Tuesday. Moncrease was the driver of the bus that struck and killed Bolden last month. The bus driver later admitted drinking alcohol prior to his shift and after he dropped off a bus load of children at a Chicago school. He was traveling approximately 70 miles per hour when the accident...

• Woman Chokes to Death in Group Home

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 04, 2007 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A series of deaths has recently plagued Washington D.C.'s group homes. Over a seven month period there were 23 deaths reported, including the death of Melonie Nelson. Nelson choked to death after attempting to ingest a mouth full of bologna. In a lawsuit recently filed it is alleged that caretakers were aware that Nelson had previously grabbed food from the refrigerator and shoved large...

• Bus Driver Admits Drinking Prior To Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 25, 2007 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Jerry Moncrease, a school bus driver who previously was charged for the death of a pedestrian, appeared in court today. Moncrease admitted to authorities that he drank whiskey before he drove the children to school the morning of the crash. After he dropped the children he drank a six pack of beer and then the horrific crash occurred killing one and injuring several others.Moncrease works for...

• Chicago to New York Bus Crashes Over Weekend

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 24, 2007 6:30 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As a follow up to a previous post about the Pennsylvania bus crash early Sunday morning near Clearfield, Pennsylvania, it is now known that the bus ran up an embankment and flipped on its side. Investigators do not know at this time what caused the bus to run up the embankment.Nine people are still hospitalized from the crash with injuries ranging from fair to critical. The bus driver has not...

• School Bus Driver Charged in Death of Pedestrian

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 23, 2007 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As previously posted, a school bus crashed Monday morning killing one pedestrian and injuring eight others. It has now been reported that the 76 year old bus driver, Jerry Moncrease, has been charged with DUI and involuntary manslaughter. At this time it appears that Moncrease was the cause of the accident and civil charges may follow the criminal charges. Those injured in the accident and...