Mother of man killed in car accident wins wrongful death lawsuit
According to MLive.com, a Michigan-based news publication, the mother of a 22-year-old male who died in a car accident on September 12, 2011, has been awarded upwards of $2 million in economic and non-economic damages.
Family of Texas man fatally shot by cop files wrongful death lawsuit
According to FOX 7 NEWS, a Texas-based news network, the family of deceased Austin man Larry Jackson Jr. is suing the police officer responsible for the victim’s death as well as the Austin Police Department.
Family of man who died at Arkansas construction site files wrongful death lawsuit
According to 5News, an Arkansas news channel, the family of a construction worker who had died on the job earlier this year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that the company that employed the victim was negligent in protecting its employees from harm.
Family of teenager fatally shot by police officers reaches $75,000 settlement
The family of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by two police officers in Bakersfield, California, has reached a $75,000 settlement with the defendants, states local news outlet KGET.com.
Former Indiana Department of Public Safety employee files wrongful termination lawsuit
According to WRTV, an Indianapolis news outlet, former Indianapolis Department of Public Safety Ellen Corcella has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city.
Philadelphia city treasurer files wrongful death lawsuit after losing daughter in building collapse
The Philadelphia city treasurer, after meeting with injury attorneys, is filing a wrongful death suit for the loss of her daughter, who was among the casualties of this summer’s building collapse.
Mother of children electrocuted while swimming in the Lake of the Ozarks files wrongful death lawsuit
According to KY3 News, a brother and sister aged 13 and eight, respectively, died during a 2012 Fourth of July party at the Lake of the Ozarks, a body of water in central Missouri. The source states that the children were electrocuted while swimming in a part of the lake located near their family’s vacation property.
Families of Good Samaritans electrocuted while responding to car crash file wrongful death lawsuits
According to NBC LA, Irma Zamora and Stacey Schreiber stopped to rescue a man who had crashed his vehicle into a fire hydrant and power pole in the Valley Village section of Los Angeles on August 22, 2012.
Alabama Supreme Court to rule in wrongful death case against Montgomery city employee
Alabama media publication the Montgomery Advertiser reports that the Alabama Supreme Court is tasked with deciding whether a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit is protected by a state law that would prohibit damages awarded to the plaintiffs from exceeding $100,000.
Woman claims Converse fired her after finding out she was pregnant
According to The Oregonian, former Converse sales executive Sarah LaFavers filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the company on Thursday, August 29, in a Portland, Oregon, federal court.
Judge rules that sexual harassment lawsuit against New Jersey hospital can continue
According to NorthJersey.com, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Susan Steele ruled on Wednesday, August 14, that Englewood Hospital and Medical Center employee Maria Margiotta has the right to proceed with a sexual harassment lawsuit against the facility and its former president, Douglas Duchak.
Parents of deceased 22-year-old file wrongful death lawsuit against One80Center
One80Center, a luxury drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in California, has been in the media quite a bit lately after The Hollywood Reporter published an investigative article earlier this month questioning the center’s care practices.
Former substitute teacher files wrongful termination lawsuit
A former substitute teacher from Morganton, North Carolina, has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the Caldwell County Board of Education and Superintendent Steve Stone, reports local media outlet The News Herald.
Woman files wrongful death lawsuit following husband’s fatal heart attack at Patriots game
According to NBC Sports, Massachusetts resident Kimberly Chartier has filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against the New England Patriots, the National Football League (NFL) and other defendants following the death of her 40-year-old husband, Jeffrey.
Former Pomona College professor files wrongful termination lawsuit
According to The Associated Press, Alma Martinez — a former professor at Pomona College in California — filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, August 20.
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