Personal Injury Legal News
First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Devastating “Camp Fire”
The first wrongful death lawsuit in wake of the devastating Butte County, California "Camp Fire" was filed on Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court. Hundreds of people remain missing in the wake of a pair of deadly wildfires that claimed at least 87 lives while...
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Florida Votes To Restore Felon Voting Rights – What It Means
Florida midterm voters recently restored the rights to vote for felons with its approval of Amendment 4. The amendment to the state constitution was passed with at least a 2 million-plus margin. The approval paves the way for potentially millions of convicted felons...
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Seeks $20 Million Over Death Of Mentally Ill Inmate
The family of a mentally ill Tennessee man who died after being subdued in a Missouri jail in May 2017 is seeking $20 million in a federal lawsuit. Tory Sanders died at a hospital after a scuffle with then-Sheriff Hutcheson and other officers, according to the...
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Lawsuit Over Pro Basketball Player’s Death Moves To Federal Court
Earlier this year, the mother of an aspiring NBA player filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the league and one of its teams. Zeke Upshaw, a G-League player in the Detroit Pistons' organization collapsed during a game in March and later died. A medical examiner...
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Doctors Accused In Lawsuits Of Contributing To Opioid Overdose Deaths
The Food and Drug Administration is likely to approve a new form of a powerful opioid for use in hospitals and emergency rooms despite stiff opposition. The FDA is scheduled to decide this week to allow a California company to produce a 30-microgram pill form of...
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Five Of The Most Famous Wrongful Death Cases
Five Of The Most Famous Wrongful Death Cases 1. The OJ Simpson case Former NFL running back, sports broadcaster and actor OJ Simpson was acquitted in 1995 on criminal charges for the death of Nicole Brown Simpson (Simpson’s ex-wife) and Ronald Goldman. Simpson has...
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The Top 8 Most Expensive Court Judgments In The Past 20 Years
The top eight most expensive court judgments in the past 20 years features a list of Fortune 500 corporations found in the wrong by high courts to the tune of several billion dollars. There are several court judgments many have heard of in the news the past couple of...
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NFL Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit With Junior Seau’s Family
The family of Chargers Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau reached an undisclosed settlement with the National Football League in a wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL over Junior Seau’s death nearly six years ago. The linebacker known for his hard-hitting ways...
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Cape Coral Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Stemming From Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma made landfall over the southern Florida mainland on Sunday, Sept. 10 last year as a Category 3 storm, packing winds of more than 110 miles per hour. In wake of the deadly storm, cities and residents worked diligently to repair homes and clear debris...
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Burt Reynolds Left His Own Son Out Of His Will — Here’s Why
Movie star and former Florida State running back Burt Reynolds died at Jupiter Medical Center in Florida earlier this month at the age of 82. The Florida native was a hero to many here in the state but some might be wondering why he didn't add his 30-year-old son,...
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Mac Miller Created A Trust As Part Of His Will – Here Are The Details
Rapper Mac Miller died of a suspected overdose a week ago at the age of 26, shocking many music fans around the world. But during his rise to fame, Mac Miller, whose real name is Malcolm McCormick, created a trust as part of his will. A will is a legal document which...
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Tony Gwynn’s Family Settles Wrongful Death Suit vs. Tobacco Company
The family of late Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn has reached a settlement with the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company this past week, ending a wrongful death lawsuit that was set to go to trial and hold the company responsible for “killing a baseball legend," according to...
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Family Members Of Former NCAA Football Players File Wrongful Death Lawsuits
Family members of former USC fullback Douglas MacKenzie, UCLA running back Rodney Stensrud, San Diego State linebacker Jeff Staggs and Grand Valley State quarterback Cullen Finnerty are suing the NCAA claiming concussions caused brain disease and eventually led to...
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Families Of Victims In Jose Fernandez Boat Crash Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The estate of Marlins ace Jose Fernandez settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the families of two other men who were with him in a fatal boat crash two years ago on an ocean jetty in Miami Beach, according to multiple reports. The families of Emilio Macias, 27, and...
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Palm Beach wrongful death lawyer
Palm Beach Wrongful Death Lawyer As was discussed earlier, there are times where one needs to hire an attorney for a personal injury case. In an absolute worst case, one may need to hire an attorney for a wrongful death suit. If you ever need to hire a Palm Beach...
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Face-Biting Suspect Facing Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Florida
Austin Harrouff has been called "a monster" by family members of a woman killed in a face-biting attack and murder in Florida and the accused cannibal-style attacker is now facing a wrongful death lawsuit in addition to first-degree murder and other charges. Family...
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed In Fatal Duck Boat Sinking Seeks $100 Million
A wrongful death lawsuit filed in July in U.S. District Court in Kansas City seeks $100 million in damages on behalf of two of 17 people who died when a tourist duck boat sank July 19 at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri. The lawsuit alleged that the owners and...
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Family Of Girl Who Drowned At Park Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The city of Sioux Falls in South Dakota is being sued in federal court after a 5-year-old Iowa girl drowned at its busiest park last spring. Attorney Brendan Johnson alleges that the city failed to provide adequate safety precautions at Falls Park, where Maggie Zaiger...
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Universal, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre Win Appeal In Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Dr. Dre and Ice Cube have won an appeal over a California wrongful death lawsuit involving Marion “Suge” Knight. Knight allegedly killed Terry Carter, the late husband and father of plaintiffs Lillian Carter, Nekaya Carter, and Crystal Carter. Knight fatally hit...
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NCAA Says Law Meant To Protect Charities Shields It In Wrongful Death Suit
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) believes New Jersey’s charitable immunity law protects it from liability in a wrongful death action resulting from the death of a former college football player in Massachusetts. The parents of Michael Mazza, a...
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