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25 Feb 2010, 8:20 am
The family of a Dallas, Texas, motorcycle officer has filed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton over the officer’s death two years ago while escorting Clinton through the city. The city of Dallas has also been named as a defendant.
According to the lawsuit, the victim, Senior Cpl. Victor Lozada, was not properly trained and the road on which he was riding his motorcycle was not adequately maintained. The lawsuit further alleges that Clinton did not give the city adequate time to prepare for the… [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 4:30 am
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Texas bar that allegedly served alcohol to an already intoxicated teenager.
The suit is being brought by Wayne and Theresa Chapman, the parents of Michael Chapman who was killed in a car accident caused by 19-year-old Bo Pillsbury.
According to the lawsuit, before the accident occurred, Pillsbury has been drinking in a bar called Dixie Dance Hall. The lawsuit alleges that Dixie Host Ltd., the corporate owner of the bar, continued to serve alcoholic… [read post]
30 Mar 2013, 8:51 am
A man, who was walking his dog on the intersection of Prosperity Church Road and Loganville Drive, was struck by a vehicle and later died from his injuries. The driver of the vehicle is being charged with driving while impaired (DWI). The dog was taken to Animal Care and is recovering from a broken hind leg.
The 65-year-old driver was arrested at the scene and taken to a local hospital for B.A.C. testing. After his blood tested positive for alcohol, he was taken into the… [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 11:30 am
Esmeralda Galan and Jose Ortiz, parents of a toddler whose son was killed when a rotting tree fell onto their truck, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of San Jose and the neighbor whose property is adjacent to the tree. Galan and Ortiz had just pulled up in front of a relative’s house in downtown San Jose when unexpectedly, a 10 ton rotting maple tree fell onto the top of their truck, trapping Galan, Ortiz and their son, Mateo Ortiz, inside. Galan and Ortiz suffered arm and neck… [read post]
28 Dec 2009, 6:39 am
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a convenience store clerk killed in a robbery. The suit has been filed against the owners of the convenience store.
On January 31, 2008, 40-year-old Abdul H. Meje was fatally wounded during a robbery at a Galveston, Texas, Citgo.
The wrongful death lawsuit comes just six months after the gunman, 35-year-old Robert Lee Stevens, was sentenced to life in prison. Stevens reached a plea agreement with the county’s district attorney’s office… [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 8:18 am
The family of the victim killed in the IRS plane crash on February 18, 2010 has filed a Texas wrongful death lawsuit against the pilot’s estate.
Joseph Stack was piloting the plane involved in the fatal crash. Both he and Vernon Hunter, the victim at the center of the Texas wrongful death lawsuit, were killed in the suicide plane attack.
According to authorities, Stack, 53, intentionally crashed his plane into the IRS office building. Hunter, who was a manager in the IRS office, was killed.
In… [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 9:02 am
A $100 million Texas wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Toyota after the death of a Clear Lake City couple attributed to a malfunctioning throttle.
According to the wrongful death lawsuit, the couple, Janice and Kenneth Berg, were driving in their 2009 Camry on February 24th when the throttle malfunctioned and the car suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed, causing Janice, who was driving the car, to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a utility pole.
This Texas wrongful… [read post]
1 Jul 2011, 6:43 am
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) settled a wrongful death suit with the mother of Oscar Grant for $1.3 Million. On January 1, 2009, Oscar Grant was killed on a BART train platform by BART officers.
Published reports show that BART Officers shot 22-year old, Oscar Grant as he was lying face-down, on the station. It was later determined by Cell phone video that Grant was unarmed and was shot by a BART officer that was reaching for his taser but drew his gun by mistake.
The officer… [read post]
2 Mar 2010, 6:45 am
A Texas wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the parents of a six-year-old Gilmer, Texas, boy who was killed in a car accident in January. The suit has been filed in Upshur County’s 115th District Court.
The victim was Nathan Connor Croley, and the Texas wrongful death lawsuit is being filed by his parents, Jerry and Melody Croley. Defendants named in the wrongful death lawsuit are Talley Rents (RentFirst) and the company’s employee Judson William Maurer of Longview, Texas.
On January 29th,… [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 7:30 am
By Richard N. Shapiro, North Carolina (NC) Wrongful Death Lawyer
A tragic pedestrian vs. train accident occurred on March 17, 2013 in southeast Charlotte, North Carolina (NC). To read the full story, follow the link to “Two Pedestrians Killed by Train in Southeast Charlotte”
About the Editors: The Virginia and Carolina-based attorneys at Shapiro, Lewis, Appleton & Favaloro have long histories of representing railroad workers in FELA and other railroad injury cases and of helping… [read post]
17 May 2012, 8:14 am
Clifford Likens, 62, of Tunnelton, WV died instantly Monday morning in an elevator shaft at Preston Memorial Hospital while on duty with the maintenance department. Preston County Sheriff ’s deputies and OSHA are investigating what appears to have been an accident. Melissa Lockwood, CEO of Preston Memorial said Likens “was killed in the course of his job duties” and had worked at the hospital for six years. She further commented, “He was a valuable member of our team. It is a… [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 10:44 am
The widow of a Texas man killed when a racing yacht capsized has settled a lawsuit with the manufacturer of the boat.
On June 6, 2008, during a race from Galveston, Texas, to Vera Cruz, Mexico, Texas A&M University safety officer Roger Stone was killed when a 38-foot racing yacht lost its keel and capsized.
The boat in question – named the Cynthia Woods – was manufactured by Cape Fear Yacht Works, owned by Kent Mitchell. The lawsuit was filed by Stone’s widow, Linda Stone, against Cape Fear… [read post]
18 Feb 2013, 9:28 am
An accident in Gaston County turned fatal this weekend. A collision between an SUV and a passenger car has taken the life of one person.
According to authorities, the accident occurred at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon as the two drivers were traveling on Highway 321 near Community Road. A body was found under the SUV when authorities reached the scene.
The driver of the passenger car was outside of his car when the SUV struck him. The passengers in the SUV were… [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 7:52 pm
DES MOINES – The family of an elderly woman who was killed in a September 2011 car crash filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the truck that hit the vehicle the woman was a passenger in. According to Dallas County court papers, the driver of the truck, Kenneth Snow Jr., and his employer, Panama Transfer Inc., were both named in the lawsuit, which accused Snow and the trucking company of negligence. Snow allegedly admitted to running a red light at the intersection where the fatal… [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 5:51 am
The family of a cyclist killed in an accident with two fire trucks has reached a settlement with the city of Houston, Texas. Their wrongful death claim against the city is set to be settled for $225,000.
Leigh Boone died two weeks after she was injured in an accident involving two fire trucks in March of 2009. The trucks collided at an intersection as they were speeding to what turned out to be a false alarm. One truck was speeding, and the other ran a red light.
Boone was standing on the corner… [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 10:10 am
By Kevin Duffan, Virginia (VA) Railroad Accident Lawyer
Tragedy struck Montgomery County, Virginia (VA) on March 23, 2013 when a man was found dead on the tracks near Switchback Road. To read the full story, follow the link to “Man Fatally Struck by Train in Montgomery County, Virginia”.
About the Editors: The Virginia and Carolina-based attorneys at Shapiro, Lewis, Appleton & Favaloro have long histories of representing railroad workers in FELA and other railroad injury cases and of… [read post]
14 Aug 2012, 5:57 pm
The brother of an elderly woman who was struck and killed by a taxi last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and the taxi company. The collision occurred on August 22, 2011 in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.
The lawsuit claims that the taxi driver failed to yield to the female pedestrian as she walked across Sheridan Road. The taxi was attempting to turn left onto Sheridan when the woman was struck. The injured woman was transported to the hospital, where she died the… [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 11:01 am
Metro Atlanta's popular public rail system, MARTA, may be in hot water after results from a 2010 audit revealed some concerning safety issues. An article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said that the audit pointed to several problems including: the death of a homeless man on MARTA rails, faulty indicator lights on the trains and a "near miss" accident between a train and work vehicle in a MARTA rail yard. Frequent MARTA patrons might be able to point to some additional issues, with faulty… [read post]
17 Dec 2012, 1:14 am
A 15-year-old boy from Aurora has been charged as an adult with reckless homicide for his role in a crash that killed Devin Meadows, a sophomore at Metea Valley High School.
According to prosecutors, Logan Krogman took his parents’ Chevrolet Malibu from their home on Amli Court, picked up three friends, and went for a “joyride.”
“At 15 years old, Logan Krogman had no business being behind the wheel of a car,” DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin commented… [read post]
8 May 2012, 10:20 pm
UTAH – The family of a Sevier County sheriff’s sergeant who was tragically killed after being hit by a car filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the drivers involved in the crash. On April 29, 2010, Sgt. Franco Aguilar had stopped to investigate a single-vehicle car accident on Interstate 70 in Sevier County when another vehicle hit him. The impact catapulted Aguilar over the side of a bridge and he fell 250 feet to his death.
In addition to the driver who hit Aguilar, the lawsuit names the… [read post]