Category Archives: wrongful death
Wrongful Death Lawsuits When Police Officers Shoot a Young Child
Wrongful death doesn’t just encompass losing a loved one due to a medical mistake or car accident that was someone else’s fault—sometimes, people that we trust, such as police officers, can also be involved in wrongful death. Many families lose loved ones due to police shootings every year, and a number of these families… Read More »
Federal Jury Awards Families $385.5 Over DaVita Dialysis Product GranuFlo
In late June, a federal jury ordered dialysis machine giant DaVita Inc. to pay three families $385.5 million for the wrongful death of three patients after the jury found that the company failed to adequately warn kidney doctors that their product–GranuFlo—increased patients’ risk of suffering from cardiac arrests. According to the former associate director… Read More »
Wrongful Death in Florida Convenience Store Parking Lot Shooting
Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law has received a significant amount of attention in the press lately, especially surrounding the well-publicized incident in late July that involved one man being fatally shot in a convenience store parking lot. While the sheriff has already decided that he cannot arrest and charge the shooter because he was… Read More »
Many Floridians Getting Sick This Summer from Local Rivers & Beaches
Many are concerned about a number of injury and potential wrongful death incidents that have occurred in Florida this summer, many of which have involved people being rushed to the emergency room. Given that a number of people have become sick or ill while on Florida’s public beaches, could this constitute a premises liability… Read More »
Southwest Flight Engine Failure Leaves One Passenger Dead and Others Injured
On April 17th, a passenger—a mother—aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 from New York to Dallas was killed after the plane’s engine failed. Other passengers were injured, as a piece of the engine reportedly flew into a window mid-flight, depressurizing the plane, and causing one woman to be partially sucked out of the window. One… Read More »
Was The Florida Shooting A Case Of Wrongful Death?
The tragedy that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14th resulted in the death of 17 people, most of whom were young, teenage children. Several teachers were also killed while throwing themselves in front of the students to protect them. Naturally, people want to know what can be… Read More »
Judge Decides That Nursing Home Cannot Force Arbitration of Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Sadly, wrongful death lawsuits are all too common when it comes to families seeking justice for what sometimes happens to their loved ones in nursing homes after they have been the victims of negligence and/or abuse. However, one recent federal judge’s decision may now make it harder for nursing homes who try to force… Read More »
Florida Wrongful Death Case Moves Forward
A Florida wrongful death case against a Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office that received widespread attention in the news is now scheduled to start federal court on Monday, February 13th. The young man’s family is suing over the death of their 24-year-old son, who was shot in 2012 by an undercover officer parked on the… Read More »
