Wrongful Death

• Lawsuit Against University for Pub Crawl Moves Forward

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

  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,...

• Football Player Dies, School at Fault?

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

  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

  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...

• Two People Killed When Airport Shuttles Crash in Fort Lauderdale

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 19, 2007 3:04 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  On Sunday evening two airport shuttles driving at the Fort Lauderdale airport collided killing one drive and one passenger. There were another eight people that were injured from the collision. Of the eight that were hospitalized, two people were reported to be in serious condition.It is believed at this time that the shuttle buses were heading in opposite directions when they collided. The...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Fraternity Moves Forward

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 16, 2007 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  After a Colorado woman's son was killed from alcohol poisoning in 2004, she filed a lawsuit against the fraternity that her son was pledging. She also filed against seven of the fraternity members. The defendants were trying to have the lawsuit dismissed but the Judge stood firm that there were various counts that were triable. The Judge set a trial date for March 2008. The college student...