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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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Widow Of Ft. Lauderdale Airport Shooting Victim Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Broward County police failed in their response to a mass shooting in 2017 at the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport because they were at a retirement party, a new lawsuit filed by the widow of one of the five victims claims. Ann Andres, the widow of...
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Family Of Dockworker Files $15 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The wife of a dockworker killed when a mooring line snapped on a cargo ship has filed a $15 million wrongful death lawsuit against the ship’s owner and operators, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court of Portland, Oregon. Byron J. Jacobs, a member of...
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Federal Jury Rules DaVita Needs To Pay $383.5 Million In Wrongful Death Lawsuits
A United States federal jury in Colorado has awarded $383.5 million to the families of three patients who claimed they suffered cardiac arrests and died after receiving dialysis treatments at clinics run by DaVita Inc. The jury, based in Denver, decided the...
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Arkansas Family Awarded $345K In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Of Diabetic Man
Saline County officials in Arkansas have paid $345,000 in a settlement to the brother of a 30-year-old diabetic man who died in 2015 while being detained at a county detention center. Thirty-year-old Donovan Arras was a Type One diabetic but while in custody at the...
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South Florida wrongful death lawyer
South Florida Wrongful Death Lawyer It is important that a South Florida Wrongful death lawyer provides best services as per the law regarding wrongful deaths. Attorney Morgan McGrath will definitely achieve the best ways to provide justice and honor in your case....
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Another Family Joins Wrongful Death Lawsuit Vs. Parents Of Santa Fe HS Shooter
Several parents of students killed in a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School outside Houston, Texas are joining together and are suing the parents of the alleged gunman. According to the lawsuit obtained by Houston Public Media, the group is alleging the parents...
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Father Of Former Football Player Suing Helmet Maker Over Wrongful Death
Football helmet maker Riddell Sports Group is at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a former football player in Ohio. Darren Hamblin filed a lawsuit that Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease suffered by his...
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NBA, Pistons Facing Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Pro Player’s Death
The mother of an aspiring NBA player has 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 later determined...
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Corrections Facility After Deadly Prison Riot
A prison riot over money, territory and contraband that led to the deaths of seven inmates last month is now the focus of a wrongful death lawsuit in the state of South Carolina. The estate of one of the seven men killed at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville...
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NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart, Kevin Ward Jr.’s Family Agree To Settlement In Wrongful Death Case
The family of the late sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. has reached a settlement with former NASCAR champion Tony Stewart in a wrongful death lawsuit that was five weeks before trial. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The settlement, approved by Judge David...
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Prince’s Estate Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Walgreens & Illinois Hospital
The heirs to the Prince fortune have filed a wrongful death suit against the drugstore chain Walgreens, as well as an Illinois hospital where the legendary singer was treated, then released, a week before what would be his fatal overdose in 2016. Reports are that...
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Chartis Property Casualty Co. Fighting UVA Wrongful Death Suit Pay Out
A state of Maryland appeals court decided Tuesday that Chartis Property Casualty Co. insurance company will not be held responsible to pay out a policy on George Huguely V, should he lose a pending wrongful death suit. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Maryland,...
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Family of Waffle House Shooting Victim Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Shooter’s Father
The family of a man killed in the Waffle House shooting, from Nashville, Tennessee has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the father of the suspected gunman. Jeffrey Reinking, the father of the gunman Travis Reinking, is named as the defendant in the lawsuit. Just...
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