Personal Injury Legal News
Wrongful Death Lawyer In Stuart Wins Client Loyalty
If your loved one passed away due to a criminal act or negligence in Florida, the person to help may be Morgan McGrath, a wrongful death lawyer in Stuart. McGrath and her dedicated team at Berman Law Group recognize that there is nothing more serious than a wrongful...
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Palm Beach Motorcycle Crash Lawyer the Difference for Accident Victims
Riding a motorcycle can be a wonderful, freeing experience. It can even facilitate the journey to enlightenment, as chronicled in the classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. But there’s also no question that riding can be dangerous, and when that happens,...
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Ninth Circuit Court Tells Steinle Family No to Wrongful Death Suit
Not every family is able to sue in a wrongful death situation. Some cases are so big, so high-profile, that they get additional scrutiny. When one is trying to sue an entire city, the case better have some serious merit. It also doesn't help when the case gets an...
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Four Stuart Attorneys Among Those in Deadly Plane Crash Near Lake Okeechobee
Accidents are always terrible. Plane crashes are especially tragic. One particular plane crash that just occurred here in Florida hits especially close to home in the wrongful death lawyer community as four attorneys from the Stuart, Florida firm Peterson Bernard...
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Monster Wrongful Death Suit Against Ohio Mount Carmel Health System
A whopping 24th wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against the Columbus, Ohio Mount Carmel Health System. This suit, as well as the others, stems from the investigation into critical-care patients given excessive doses of painkillers shortly before their deaths....
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Estate of Murdered Kayla Fannon
There are no shortage of wrongful death suits being tried out there. Focusing on Peoria, Illinois, the estate of a woman killed on Valentine’s Day, 2019, is suing the city of Peoria. Her boyfriend broke into her home, and the inaction by a Peoria police officer the...
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Shawnee Mountain Ski Area Named in Wrongful Death Suit
Ski Shawnee Inc., the company that owns Shawnee Mountain Ski Area in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania was named in a wrongful death lawsuit for the accident that resulted in the death of a Blair Academy Boarding High School student in 2017. The estate of 15-year-old student...
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Know Your Rights: Florida Tenant Rights To Withhold Rent From Landlord
Is there ever a time a tenant can withhold rent from a landlord in the state of Florida? Yes, and there is a certain protocol to follow and circumstances that allow Florida tenants to justify paying no rent or less rent. The rules can be complex and overwhelming but...
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Apple Facing Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Fire Allegedly Caused By iPad
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Apple in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey after a man died in an apartment fire nearly two years ago which allegedly began when his Apple iPad burst into flames. The wrongful death lawsuit that seeks...
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Spouse Of Train Crash Victim Sues Union Pacific For Wrongful Death
A train-on-train crash that left one train engineer dead in October has led to a wrongful death lawsuit against Union Pacific. According to Fox Denver, the wife of late train engineer Jason Martinez is seeking unknown damages against Union Pacific in a lawsuit that...
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Over 25 Fraternity Members Named In Federal Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The parents of a Penn State University student who died after "writhing and deteriorating" in front of fraternity members nearly two years ago after being forced to consume large amounts of alcohol, have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit, naming 28 frat members...
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Jury Awards Florida Family Nearly $500M In Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Earlier this month, a Duval County jury awarded more than $495 million in damages to the family of a 20-year-old Florida woman who was murdered in 2011. Kalil McCoy was shot by Frederick Lee Wade while they rode in a car with three other men, after an argument broke...
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Five Facts About Wrongful Death Lawsuits
What is a wrongful death lawsuit? A Wrongful death lawsuit is a claim against a person who can be held responsible, also known as liable, for another person’s death. The claim of wrongful death is brought by a civil action, a lawsuit in a civil court of law. Wrongful...
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Mother Of Teen Killed In School Bus Crash Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
In early December 2018, as his classmates were gearing up to celebrate the holidays with friends and family, Owen Abbott, a 13 year-old boy was killed in an Indiana school bus crash. Students were on their way to a Christmas musical when a 26 year-old man hit the...
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Missing Colorado Mom’s Parents File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Fiance
The parents of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her fiance Patrick Frazee, per the Associated Press. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages against Frazee, who has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and...
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Recapping The Biggest Wrongful Death Lawsuits Of 2018
It was a big year for Wrongful Death Lawsuits here in Florida and abroad. With 2019 around the corner, let's take a look at the big cases from the prior year. Wrongful Death Lawsuits Of 2018 Tennis Star Venus Williams Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit In Florida...
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Tennis Star Venus Williams Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit In Florida
Tennis star Venus Williams has settled a wrongful death lawsuit after a fatal car crash in Palm Beach County Florida in June 2017. Terms of the settlement between Williams and the estate of Jerome Barson, 78, were not disclosed, according to the Associated Press....
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Walgreens Facing $525 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of a man shot and killed by a Walgreens security guard has announced plans to file a $525 million wrongful death lawsuit against the pharmacy. Jonathan Hart, 21, was a homeless and gay black man that was accused by a Hollywood, California Walgreens store...
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Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Patient Killed In Ambulance Wreck
The family of a Tennessee patient killed in an ambulance wreck has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against West Tennessee Healthcare and the driver of the ambulance. In a lawsuit filed on behalf of Nyema Jackson’s children, the prosecutors say that a preliminary...
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Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Resort Over Tainted Alcohol
Tainted alcohol served at a Mexican resort last year led to the drowning death of a Wisconsin woman, a new wrongful death lawsuit alleges. College student Abbey Conner drowned in a swimming pool at a five-star Iberostar hotel and resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico after...
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