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18 Feb 2010, 8:59 am
A Dallas attorney has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota on behalf of a Texas family. The lawsuit alleges that the deceased victim was driving a 2007 Lexus when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a pickup truck. Toyota manufactures Lexus vehicles.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, who have filed both individually and as representatives of the estate of victim George E. Fitts, includes William, Todd, Bill C., Phyllis, Frieda and Marry Fitts. The suit was filed on February… [read post]
15 Jan 2013, 11:55 am
An ambulance and a flatbed semi-truck collided on Interstate 79 south near Weston Tuesday morning and closed the highway for almost two hours on Tuesday, January 15, 2013.
Jan-Care Ambulance Services confirmed Tuesday morning that a Jan-Care EMT died following the accident on Interstate 79 in Lewis County.
A Jan-Care ambulance was returning to the station from an EMS transport when it collided with a flatbed semi-truck Tuesday morning, according to Paul Seamann, Director of Operations at Jan-Care… [read post]
2 May 2013, 9:52 am
There are undoubtedly many different types of car accidents. There are collisions between multiple drivers, and then there are those collisions caused by motorists who are under the influence, or distracted. All of these accidents, no matter, the driving force, invoke feelings of sympathy for the victims involved. But of particular tragedy are the accidents that may not be the direct result of any type of human error at all.
Often in these so-called "freak accidents," injury seems to have been… [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 6:52 am
FAMU made national headlines last year for an incident it would just as soon wished never happened--a student died following a brutal hazing incident. A 26-year old member of the state university's famous "Marching 100" died aboard a school charter bus while the school was at a football game last November.
Apparently the death was caused by a severe hazing rite among band members involving new members walking along the length of the bust while other members physically abused, hit, and pummelled… [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 6:52 am
FAMU made national headlines last year for an incident it would just as soon wished never happened--a student died following a brutal hazing incident. A 26-year old member of the state university's famous "Marching 100" died aboard a school charter bus while the school was at a football game last November.
Apparently the death was caused by a severe hazing rite among band members involving new members walking along the length of the bust while other members physically abused, hit, and pummelled… [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 6:52 am
FAMU made national headlines last year for an incident it would just as soon wished never happened--a student died following a brutal hazing incident. A 26-year old member of the state university's famous "Marching 100" died aboard a school charter bus while the school was at a football game last November.
Apparently the death was caused by a severe hazing rite among band members involving new members walking along the length of the bust while other members physically abused, hit, and pummelled… [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 6:52 am
FAMU made national headlines last year for an incident it would just as soon wished never happened--a student died following a brutal hazing incident. A 26-year old member of the state university's famous "Marching 100" died aboard a school charter bus while the school was at a football game last November.
Apparently the death was caused by a severe hazing rite among band members involving new members walking along the length of the bust while other members physically abused, hit, and pummelled… [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 8:31 pm
Izaiah Wallis, an 18-month-old boy, was struck alongside his grandfather in an Oceanside neighborhood by a 17-year-old teenager who was driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana. The teenager, whose name is being withheld, was sentenced to 480 days in custody in a youth offender program for the crime, according to San Diego News 10.
While the teenager apologized and spoke out in court, he did so with his back toward the family. “Respect is looking everybody in their eyes, and I didn’t… [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 6:16 am
Car accidents are one of the leading causes of deaths for young people in our country. Unfortunately, working closely with those hurt in thse incidents, our Atlanta car accident attorneys are very familiar with the consequences of auto accident in our area. Many local residents are severely injured, and even killed, through no fault of their own.
For example, in a tragic case, a 23 year old young man named Eddie Ko wasn't doing anything wrong. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time and… [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 7:00 am
Along with others in our region, our Panama City wrongful death law firm is saddened by the tragic death of twenty-five year old Sean Philbrook. According to The News Herald, the Panama City Beach man was working as part of a beach trash collection team in the vicinity of the Twin Palms Condominiums on Monday, July 9. He was working on a trailer that was being pulled by a 2009 John Deere Tractor. At approximately 7 P.M., Philbrook lost his footing as he attempted to step from the front portion of… [read post]
28 Nov 2012, 6:56 am
We have one hundred years’ worth of laws to protect laborers and punish wrongdoers, but we still have much to learn about ensuring that those who labor for our benefit are treated with justice. In the early years of manufacturing in the US, we were dealing with the same issues as Bangladesh, India, and China. More recently, the Upper Big Branch Coal Mine and Sago Coal Mine disasters illustrate the continued need for integrity in safety compliance and inspections to prevent… [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 11:04 am
An Easley, South Carolina man was killed around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when he was struck by several cars on S.C. 135. The man was about a mile from his car when he was hit, according to Pickens County Coroner.
The first car to strike was a 2010 Mitsubishi driven by a 23-year-old Anderson resident. Thereafter, two other cars hit the man. He died shortly afterward. None of the drivers were injured in the accident. It is further reported that the man died of blunt force… [read post]
22 Mar 2013, 9:17 am
An Easley, South Carolina man was killed around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when he was struck by several cars on S.C. 135. The man was about a mile from his car when he was hit, according to Pickens County Coroner.
The first car to strike was a 2010 Mitsubishi driven by a 23-year-old Anderson resident. Thereafter, two other cars hit the man. He died shortly afterward. None of the drivers were injured in the accident. It is further reported that the man died of blunt force… [read post]
8 Nov 2010, 5:09 am
The absence of a principled way to justify the limited remedies allowed by Kentucky wrongful death law was again illustrated recently by the Kentucky Court of Appeals in the latest published decision in the tragic Trent DiGiurio story, Ragland v Estate of Trent DiGiuro, No 2009-CA-186 (October 22, 2010)
Trent DiGiurio was a University of Kentucky football player. On the evening of his 21st birthday in 1994, he was killed by a single shot to the head while on the porch of his residence on Woodland… [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 12:06 pm
This past Tuesday, Sara Hernandez-Gonzales filed a Georgia wrongful death lawsuit for $1 million against the federal government for the death of her husband, 39 year old Roberto Medina-Martinez, in a Georgia Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center. The suit was filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Mr. Medina-Martinez, a Mexican citizen, was arrested in January 2009 and sent to the ICE detention center in Stewart County. He fell ill at the detention… [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 3:33 am
Does it really matter if I wait to contact a lawyer about my wrongful death claim?
If you think that waiting a few months to speak with a lawyer won’t impact your wrongful death claim, think again. Every day that you wait to seek legal counsel equates to a loss of opportunity to obtain full compensation for your injuries. In reality, it is the first 30 days following the fatal injuries to your deceased family member that are most critical to your case.
It is within this relatively… [read post]
8 Jan 2013, 9:11 am
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29 Nov 2012, 11:10 am
Massey Energy Valued Profits over People: Massey official admits that if Massey had consistently followed the safety laws, coal production would have been decreased.
According to WV MetroNews, a former Massey Energy coal company official has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from safety violations at mines he operated.
The charges against David C. Hughart, the former President of Massey’s Green Valley Resource Group, are a result of the ongoing investigation… [read post]
21 Dec 2012, 4:31 am
The wife of a Weston man killed in fatal crash in Monongalia County is suing for wrongful death. Richard Detamore was killed last July when he and coworker Jacob Rowan Forrest were ejected from their vehicle. Now Ashley Detamore is suing her husband’s employer, Nabors Well Services for negligence and wrongful death.
She said Nabors knew her husband and Forrest had worked more than 30 hours in a 48-hour span. Detamore also is suing Forrest for negligence… [read post]
16 Mar 2013, 9:44 pm
Our Atlanta wrongful death attorneys know that losing a loved one is one of the worst things that can happen. And it is one of parents' worst fears to have to bury a child. That is what happened to the parents of Gary "Danny" Mimbs in January 2011.
That night in January, Mr. Mimbs went to a bar in Macon, the Whisky River, to meet friends. After drinking, he got into a fight and another patron, Jeremy Jackson, punched him in the head. A security guard at the bar broke up the fight and two body… [read post]