Crash that Killed Bicyclist Focus of Ohio Wrongful Death Lawsuit

On April 14, 2008, 39-year-old Lawrence Anderson was hit by a car while riding his bike and left at the scene of the collision. He died hours later at an area hospital from injuries he sustained in the crash. The driver accused of causing Anderson’s death, 36-year-old Kevin Mills, fled from the scene of the accident without reporting the incident or summoning emergency help to the site. In addition to the wrongful death lawsuit that has been filed by Anderson’s parents, Mills is facing a number of criminal charges in the case, including aggravated vehicular homicide. A court date has not yet been set in the matter.

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Train Derailment Results in $7 Million Settlement

Over 3000 residents of Minot, North Dakota recently began receiving their share of a $7 million settlement stemming from a 2002 train accident in the area. In 2002, a train owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway ran off the tracks in the vicinity of the small town, causing a major chemical spill that released toxic substances such as anhydrous ammonia into the environment. Many residents complained of eye problems and breathing difficulties in the aftermath of the incident, and several believe they developed cases of lung cancer as a result of the exposure.

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Charleston Doctor Sues Two Colleagues for Malpractice

Health care professionals who are undergoing medial treatment sometimes fall victim to the same type of negligence that is responsible for thousands of injuries and deaths every year. In April of 2008, Charleston gynecologist Dr. Jan Cunningham was being treated for an abdominal condition in an area hospital. Cunningham claims that he was not afforded proper aftercare during his recovery from the operation, resulting in an infection and sepsis that left him in debilitating pain and eventually required several additional surgeries to treat. Along with his wife, Cunningham has filed a malpractice lawsuit against the two doctors who were in charge of his treatment, as well as the hospital in which the treatment was provided.

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Family Files Multiple Lawsuits in North Carolina Woman’s DWI Death

The surviving family members of 24-year-old Emily May, who died a year ago in a fatal car crash, have filed lawsuits against several individuals and businesses they believe should be held responsible in the crash. May was a passenger in a car driven by an underage friend whose blood-alcohol content was over twice the legal limit when the accident occurred. The car struck an aluminum utility pole, which was mounted with a 500-lb. traffic camera. Upon impact, the camera was dislodged from the pole and crashed into the car, instantly killing May. Parties named in the suit include driver Danielle Polumbo, several servers at the restaurant where the two ate dinner, and city officials who approved the camera’s positioning.

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$15 Million Awarded in Traumatic Brain Injury Case

In 2005, 14-year-old Hanford, California resident Christopher Chan was riding his bicycle on the streets of his hometown when he was struck by a vehicle. Chan suffered severe injuries in the collision, including a traumatic brain injury that significantly limited Chan’s cognitive ability. Chan’s parents filed a suit against the city, claiming that municipal workers failed to maintain basic safety standards on the street where the collision occurred. The $15 million that was recently awarded in the case will be paid in installments over the course of Chan’s lifetime.

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Surgeon Named in Wrongful Death Suit

A Wisconsin surgeon who struck and killed a pregnant women and her 10-year-old daughter in an April 2008 car crash has been named in a lawsuit filed by the woman’s surviving family members and the parents of another child who was also killed in the crash. The driver, area surgeon Mark Benson, has been charged with three counts homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol. Benson and several insurance companies have been named in the lawsuit.

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Wisconsin Residents File Suit Against County in Environmental Contamination Case

According to environmental reports, official agents of Wausau County, Wisconsin allowed a dangerous chemical known as pentachlorphohenol to be released into the atmosphere from area manufacturing plants. The agent was used to treat raw wood in the county’s numerous lumber mills. The chemical is now recognized as a carcinogen, and several area residents who have developed lymphoma have banded together to file suit against the county. Others named in the case claim that proximity to the facility has depreciated the value of their land.

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Lawsuit Filed in Car Crash that Killed Colorado Teen

16-year-old Hannah Boemker was struck and killed by an ambulance that was en route to an accident on May 1, 2006. The teen, who was driving a Honda Civic, apparently did not notice the lights and sirens of the emergency vehicle. Although it has been claimed that headphones may have limited Boemker’s hearing ability and contributed to the crash, that allegation was not substantiated by investigators. The lawsuit was filed by Boemker’s parents. A dollar amount of damages sought has not yet been named in the case.

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Medical Response Team’s Questionable Performance Sparks Lawsuit

The death of a 48-year-old Sacramento-area bus driver sent shockwaves through his family and devastated his bereaved fiancée. However, the family’s emotional pain was compounded when they discovered that Quintin Jones’ death may have been caused by the emergency medical team that was supposed to be saving his life. After Jones’ bus crashed into a pole, he was rushed to an area hospital in an air ambulance. Although he appeared fine at the scene of the crash, his status deteriorated quickly en route, and died soon afterward. The coroner’s report in the case indicated that Jones’ death was caused when he aspirated his own blood after a failed medical procedure was performed by the air ambulance crew.

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Ohio Parents Seek $5.5 Million in Drag Racing Crash that Injured Son

Drag racing is a popular summer spectator sport in the Ohio communities that straddle the border of West Virginia, but these often–unregulated events can have dire consequences when accidents occur. In June 2007, the Proger family of Steubenville, Ohio was watching a drag race at the Carroll Country Airport when a car spun out of control and entered the crowd. 11-year-old spectator Allen Proger was pinned beneath the vehicle, sustaining multiple serious injuries, including a concussion, broken bones, and cuts and burns. The driver of the car and several sponsors of the event are named in the lawsuit.

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Virginia Mother Files $3 Million Suit in Son’s Death

16-year-old Virginia resident Daniel Lewis was killed in the summer of 2006 when the car he was riding in ran off the road. Last month, Lewis’ mother filed a $3 million wrongful death suit against the estate of driver James Hollie, claiming that Hollie operated the vehicle in a negligent manner. Although Hollie did not die in the crash, he is now deceased, explaining the suit against the executor of his estate. A court date has not yet been set in the matter.

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Florida Man Injured in McDonald’s Stickup Attempt Files Suit

John Mario, 59, was shot in the head during an aborted robbery attempt at a Port St. Lucie, Florida McDonald’s in early 2006. As Mario and his wife sat in their car in the parking lot, an area resident accosted them with a gun and demanded money. In a struggle for the gun, the weapon discharged, resulting in a serious head wound. Mario claims that restaurant management was aware of a crime problem in the neighborhood and failed to provide adequate security. He is asking for compensation for medical costs and damages of more than $15,000 in the case.

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Dennis Quaid Supports Consumers’ Right to Sue

Having nearly lost his newborn twins to a medical error, Dennis Quaid recently testified to Congress about the importance of allowing patients to pursue damages in cases of medical malpractice. Quaid’s appearance was the highlight of a hearing on the controversial topic of providing blanket immunity to pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers whose products have been approved by the FDA. Based on his personal experiences, Quaid’s testimony lent powerful and compelling support to the cause of securing patients’ rights under the law.

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Family of Police Office Killed in Crash Seeks $8.5 Million

The surviving family members of a 36-year-old Nebraska police officer who was killed in an on-the-job traffic collision last year are now seeking damages in a wrongful death case against the state. The case claims that unsafe road conditions contributed to the crash that left motorcycle cop Shad Nicks dead. An expert in roadway engineering has testified that the intersection poses some design hazards. A separate wrongful death case against the driver in the crash is also in the process of being settled.

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Wisconsin Family Receives $4.45 Million in Medical Malpractice Case

When 45-year-old Inland Steel security supervisor Roger Vuckovich was released from a local hospital on December 22, 2001 diagnosed with a kidney stone, his relieved family believed that his health was on the upswing. This assumption proved to be sadly mistaken, as Vuckovich died a mere 12 hours after his release. In the subsequent malpractice case, attorneys argued that the patient was improperly diagnosed, and that a simple CT scan would have revealed the abdominal aortic aneurism that experts say took his life. After an hour of deliberations, the jury awarded his survivors $4.45 million.

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College Athlete Sues Reebok in Defective Product Case

Former college hockey player Bryan Horan has filed a defective product lawsuit against sports gear giant Reebok after suffering permanent vision loss as a result of an injury he sustained playing in a regional college hockey tournament in 2007. Horan has claimed that his face mask’s design was defective, as it could not prevent eye injuries caused by the narrow end of a hockey stick. The amount of the damages Horan is asking for in the case has not yet been disclosed.

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City Employees Sue for Damages After On-the-Job Crash

Two Roanoke, Virginia municipal workers have filed personal injury lawsuits against the drivers who were involved in an April car crash that injured both men. On the morning of the incident, three city workers were repairing a traffic signal adjacent to a busy intersection. When a car and a truck collided at the intersection, the two workers were also hit by the truck, which was propelled toward them by the force of the crash. One city employee, William Gravet, was actually trapped under the wreckage of the truck and suffered massive injuries as a result. Both remain on indefinite medical leave from their jobs.

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Denver Hospital Pays Multimillion-Dollar Settlement in Inmate Death

After 24-year-old Denver resident Emily Rice was involved in a car accident, she was apprehended for unresolved traffic warrants by the police who responded at the scene. In police custody, Rice was taken to the Denver Health Medical Center for evaluation and treatment. Hospital staff believed the extent of her injuries was limited to superficial contusions, for which she was prescribed ibuprofen. The next day, Rice died in police custody of multiple internal injuries, including a lacerated liver and spleen. Although the exact amount of the settlement was not disclosed, hospital representatives confirmed that several million dollars would be paid to the deceased’s surviving family members.

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New Group of Plaintiffs Moves Forward with Next Phase of Case Against Oil Giant BP

The third phase of a staggered case against petroleum industry giant BP recently began in a Texas courtroom. The large and complex injury and wrongful death suit stems from a series of 2005 explosions at a Texas City, Texas production facility that left 15 dead and hundreds wounded. The plaintiffs’ attorneys have claimed that BP chose to maximize its profits rather than adhering strictly to best safety practices. Legal analysts expect that a settlement may be forthcoming in the case.

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Family of Minneapolis-Area Woman Killed in Fatal Crash Files Lawsuit

56-year-old Margaret Lopez shared a close relationship with her husband of more than 20 years, Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy Joseph Lopez. She regularly accompanied Lopez on his patrols as part of the county’s community ride-along program. It was during one such late-night patrol when Margaret Lopez was fatally injured in a crash caused by an intoxicated driver, 23-year-old Elizabeth Rhodes, who registered a blood-alcohol level of .19 at the time of the incident, nearly twice the legal limit. Lopez’s surviving family members are suing Rhodes and the Big Ten Supper Club, the establishment that they claim negligently served alcohol to the driver.

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City Government Settles Negligence Case for $15 Million

The city of Hanford, California has agreed to pay $15 Million to the family of minor resident Christopher Chan. In 2005, then-14-year-old Chan was riding a bicycle on a municipal thoroughfare when he was struck by a vehicle, resulting in catastrophic brain injuries. In the subsequent lawsuit, Chan’s lawyers claimed that the intersection was a danger to students attending the nearby school, and that the city did nothing to remedy the obvious problem. The $15 million settlement will be used primarily to fund Chan’s round-the-clock medical care.

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Lawsuit Filed in Taser-Related Death

News of another wrongful death claim in a case involving a Taser device is adding fuel to the growing controversy surrounding these supposedly non-lethal weapons. Surviving family members of 20-year-old Jarrel Grey have filed a lawsuit asking for more than $145 million in damages against Frederick County, Maryland Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and Corporal Rudy Torres. The lawsuit levels a number of charges against the law enforcement officers, including police brutality and negligence.

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Cincinnati Area Family in Birth Injury Case Claims $22.6 Million Settlement

Today, 11-year-old Cassie Grow suffers from brain damage and an array of other health problems and developmental disabilities. Doctors say that the problems began as a result of complications during her 1997 delivery at an Ohio hospital. When the labor was not progressing normally, hospital staff administered a large dose of pitocin, a labor-inducing drug, to Cassie’s mother. Lawyers for the family claimed that the amount of the drug caused stress in the birth canal, which in turn caused irreversible injuries to Cassie’s brain. A jury recently awarded the Grow family $22.6 million in the case.

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Medical Malpractice Case Yields $2.8 Million Settlement

Today, doctors say that Knoxville, Tennessee resident Robin Farley has less than three years to live. In 2004, Farley was diagnosed with advanced cancer when doctors found a large tumor in one of her breasts. Farley claimed that the results of a routine mammogram performed in 2001 were misinterpreted when radiologists missed the tumor, delaying the diagnosis when the cancer may have been more treatable. A jury agreed with Farley’s claims, handing her a verdict totaling nearly $2.8 million.

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Illinois Woman Files Suit in Wal-Mart Slip-and-Fall Case

A simple trip to stock up on household supplies ended in serious injury for Cahokia, Illinois resident Carolyn Case. The shopper slipped on a puddle of water that had accumulated at the base of an ice machine located near an interior door of a local Wal-Mart store. In a recently filed personal injury lawsuit, Case claims that she suffered multiple permanent injuries as a result of the fall. Both Wal-Mart and the company that owns and services the ice machine have been named in the suit. A court date has not yet been set in the matter.

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