The family of a 19-year-old Kent State student killed when her car was struck by a cargo van on March 21 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Delaware against the driver of the van and his employer. According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, the driver of a Dara Toy…
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Parents Sue Nashville Over Death Of Their Son In Floods
The family of Daniel Brown has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Metro Nashville for the drowning death of their son in May of 2010. Daniel and two friends were swept out of a yard by flood waters and into Mill Creek on an inner tube. The two friends made…
Truck Driver Sued In Fatal Crash
The Gering, Nebraska family of a man who was killed when his car collided with a semi in December 2009 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit for an unspecified amount against the truck driver in federal court, reports the Fremont Tribune. The lawsuit alleges the driver of the semi, Jwanna…
Indiana City To Make Settlement In Death Of Child
On Thanksgiving Day in 2008, a 5-year-old boy crawled into a transformer box and was electrocuted. WSBT reports the city of Mishawaka has reached a settlement with the boy’s family for an undisclosed amount. According to state law, there is a $700,000 cap on lawsuits with municipalities. Mishawaka Utilities owned…
Iowa Couple Sues Ex-Landlord Over Granddaughter’s Death
A couple who fled Africa to save their granddaughter’s life has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against their ex-landlord for her death and for their own injuries in a 2009 house fire, reports the Chicago Tribune. Their apartment caught fire as the result of the man next door falling asleep…
Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Mitsubishi After SUV Rollover Accident
The parents of a 17-year-old boy who was killed in 2009 when the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero in which he was riding rolled over has filed a wrongful death suit against the automaker, reports The Salem News. The Ipswich, MA teen and a 16-year-old girl were thrown from the back seat…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed In Tennessee Fatal Crash
The family of a 21-year-old girl has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three defendants as a result of her death in a tragic vehicular accident, reports NewsChannel5.com. The young woman and her boyfriend were turning left at an intersection when a pick-up ran into her car on the driver’s…
Starbucks Sued By Family of Man Who Died Protecting Tip Jar
The family of a Missouri man who died following a scuffle with a man trying to steal the tip jar from a Crestwood Starbucks has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the coffee giant, reports CBS. The patron followed the 19-year-old thief out of the store when he grabbed the…
Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Electrocution of Young Worker
Nebraska’s York News-Times reports representatives of a 23-year-old York man’s estate have filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming his work-related death by electrocution on August 21, 2009 was preventable.
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Indiana County EMS
The personal representative of a Muncie woman who died in 2009 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Delaware County Emergency Medical Service, reports thestarpress.com.