British Police Offer Settlement to Family of Slain Suspect
The family of a slain Brazilian man who was mistaken for a terrorist and shot has reached a settlement with the London Police department regarding the incident. Brazilian native Jean Charles de Menezes was killed July 22, 2005 by British Officers when they mistook the young man to be a suspect in terrorist attacks. This [...]
Fatal Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse Remembered
Texas A&M University is planning an event to commemorate an incident that resulted in a flurry of lawsuits, namely, the bonfire collapse of 1999. Students and administrators in the College Station Texas area are expected to attend a candlelight vigil at the site where 12 people were killed and 27 people injured. The infamous incident occurred when a 59-foot-tower [...]
Oregan Van Rollover Results in 2 Dead and 14 Injured
A van carrying 16 Colorado church members rolled over on an icy Oregon highway causing death and injury. Many of the passengers were thrown from the van and two of them were killed. The 14 survivors, who were all college aged, were seriously injured, a few of them critically, after the van tumbled off Interstate [...]
Widow Calls on Toyota to Pull Dangerous Floor Mats
Melodie Bohuchot, widow of Troy Johnson who died 2 years ago in a crash suspected of being caused by the Toyota floor mats, is pleading for Toyota to recall and remove them. This comes shortly after a family of four was killed because of the dangers associated with them. To date, Toyota has informed the [...]
Arizonia Sweat Lodge Kills 2; Sickens 19
In Sedona Arizona 19 people were taken to local area hospitals and 2 people died after sitting in saunas at a popular sweat lodge. The retreat, which was located in Angel Valley, provides sauna like “sweat boxes” for their clientele. About 50 of the resort participants who had come to what is billed as a [...]
Helicopter and Plane Collision Prompts Widow’s Lawsuit
After husband Steven Altman, a small plane pilot, died in an August 8 collision with a helicopter over the Hudson river, his widow, Pamela Altman, filed a wrongful death suit. The crash occurred between New York and New Jersey killing a total of 9 people between the 2 aircraft. Steven Altman, his nephew and brother [...]
Family Awarded $6.74 million for Fatal ADM Accident
A Decatur Illinois jury decided that agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland Co. would pay wrongful death restitution to the family of a 26-year-old man who was killed at one of their plants. They awarded the grieving family $6.74 million dollars for the March 2007 death of Francisco Moreno Garcia this past Friday at the Macon [...]
18.3 Million in Punitive Damages Awarded to Smoker’s Daughter
Jodie Bullock, the daughter of long time smoker Betty Bullock, won $13.8 million dollars in an LA court after a 9-3 vote on a wrongful death lawsuit against cigarette maker Philip Morris USA. The suit was originally filed by her mother, Betty, who began smoking Marlboro’s at the age of 17, and later, Benson and [...]