Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Gatlinburg wastewater accident
WBIR-TVFebruary 29, 2012
The children of Donald A. Storey and the children and widow of John David Eslinger filed the suit. They're asking for $17 million from the city of Gatlinburg, as well as construction and engineering companies that had worked at the plant.more »
State agrees to pay $1.5 million in Jeanette Maples' wrongful death suit
OregonLive.comFebruary 29, 2012
In 2011 Portland lawyer David Paul filed a wrongful death case against the Oregon Department of Human Services, alleging that social service caseworkers could have prevented the girl's death had they "exercised reasonable care in responding to reports ...more »
Wrongful death hearings Friday
Chillicothe Constitution TribuneFebruary 29, 2012
By Drew Van Dyke, CT Writer Three civil motion hearings are scheduled to take place in the Livingston County 43rd Circuit Courtroom on Friday morning, beginning at 9 am, in alleged connection with a string of eight wrongful death civil charges filed ...more »
Families of Gatlinburg plant workers killed last year file wrongful death lawsuits
Knoxville News SentinelFebruary 29, 2012
By Natalie Neysa Alund Families of two workers killed last year when an equalization basin wall collapsed on them at the Gatlinburg Wastewater Treatment Plant have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the city of Gatlinburg among other entities.more »
Belen Man's Family Sues BNSF for Wrongful Death
ABQ Journal (subscription)February 29, 2012
The family of a former Belen railroad worker filed a wrongful death lawsuit against BNSF Railway, alleging the company failed to provide safe working conditions. The lawsuit, filed in Valencia County 13th Judicial District Court, alleges the company ...more »
Morning Roundup: Leap Day Edition
DCist.comFebruary 29, 2012
Judge Postpones 2009 Metro Crash Wrongful Death Trials: A judge has postponed two wrongful death trials related to the 2009 Red Line Metro crash because repeated comments to the media by lawyers and parties to the case have "poisoned" the jury pool, ...more »
Westmoreland center sued for wrongful death
The TennesseanFebruary 29, 2012
A resident has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, on behalf of his deceased brother, claiming negligence and medical malpractice against the Westmoreland Care & Rehabilitation Center. / Craig Harris/Sumner AM A resident has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, ...more »
Suits filed in sewer plant deaths
The Mountain PressFebruary 29, 2012
by JEFF FARRELL GATLINBURG — The city is now facing two wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of men who died last year when a wall of a retention basin collapsed while they were working at the wastewater treatment plant.more »
Jesse Goode lawsuit alleges Genesee County Sheriff's Department responsible ...
MLive.comFebruary 29, 2012
By David Harris | dharris5@mlive.com GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- A wrongful death lawsuit alleges the Genesee County Sheriff's Department failed to act swiftly enough or take proper precautions to prevent the death last year of a county jail inmate.more »
Confusion in Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Case
JD Supra (press release)February 28, 2012
A wrongful death suit filed by Michael Jackson's father against the late singer's doctor has been thrown out of court– but the family need not fret, because a suit previously filed by Jackson's mother is still ongoing. Joe Jackson filed suit against ...more »
Judge Delays Wrongful Death Trials From Fatal 2009 Metro Crash Until Fall
CBS LocalFebruary 28, 2012
Both wrongful death cases had been scheduled to go to trial in March. Judge Reggie B. Walton on Tuesday delayed one trial until the end of October and the other until the end of November. Metro and several other companies involved in lawsuits resulting ...more »
TriMet sued for $3 million in 2010 death of woman hit by MAX train in Beaverton
OregonLive.com (blog)February 28, 2012
The estate of a woman who was struck and killed by a MAX train as she crossed the tracks at a Beaverton station two years ago has filed a $3 million wrongful-death lawsuit against TriMet. A police investigation found that Sydney Meryl Coleman, 24, ...more »
Stepfamilies and wrongful death claims
JD Supra (press release)February 28, 2012
A good example is the California law that establishes the right to sue for wrongful death. Under California Code of Civil Procedure § 377.60(b), a stepchild can sue for the wrongful death of a stepparent only if the stepchild is “dependent on the ...more »
Prestera to pay $1 million in wrongful death
Charleston GazetteFebruary 28, 2012
Prestera Center has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that workers at the center's Dunbar inebriation shelter caused a man's death by failing to notice that he had overdosed on cocaine and other drugs. The family of Dustin Hill, 24, ...more »
Death and Injury Await at Amusement Parks
JD Supra (press release)February 27, 2012
Last summer on the famed boardwalk in New Jersey, for example, an 11-year-old girl fell to her death from a Ferris wheel. Her parents filed a wrongful death suit, claiming that the park shouldn't have operated the wheel in high winds.more »
