Glendale Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Wrongful Death

In 2003, 48-year-old Rodney Heemstra was convicted of murdering his neighbor, Tom Lyon. That verdict has now been overturned and the money that was awarded must be returned. At the time of the...

You may recall that 54 year-old actor/comedian John Ritter of Three's Company fame died most unexpectedly in September 2003 on, of all days, his 5-year-old daughter's birthday. At the time of his death, Ritter was married to actress Amy Yasbeck. Yesback and Ritter's four children have now filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Los Angeles. Two doctors are named in that suit. According to court...

Sharon, a seven-year-old Kingston girl, was found dead in the basement of her family home a decade ago. She had suffered more than 80 wounds and part of her scalp was torn from her head. Eventually, the child bled to death.The cause Sharon's death is what has experts and police alike at raising questions. The cause of death given by the family of the victim was a pit bull attack. However, one of...

When the parents of a 20 year old young man allowed him to go the grand opening of a new Red Robin restaurant in January 2006, they felt secure in the fact that their young son would be supervised by the management of the restaurant while he was away from home. After all, they had been assured by Pete Cardillo, a manager for Red Robin, that not only would there be supervision, but that he...

A Pike County nursing home is facing wrongful death allegations for the second time in one month. Before being transported to Good Shepard, were he later died, John Young, Jr. was a resident at Parkview from May 2005 until November 2005 Young's daughter Elvie Slone claims that officials at Good Shepherd caused Young to loose as much as 17 pounds in one month. Additionally, through various...

On June 22, 2006, 5-year-old Connor Freed's lifeless body was found floating in the swimming pool of the Crofton Country Club in Maryland at 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon.On that day young Conner had gone swimming along with a 36-year-old friend of the family and two other children. At the time of the incident there was a 16-year-old lifeguard on duty. That particular lifeguard had only been on the...

Madison County Circuit Judge Dave Hylla dismissed with prejudice a wrongful death lawsuit because the plaintiff's attorney, Stephen Evans, failed to produce an affidavit of merit on time despite the fact that he had he had Hinnen's medical records in his possession for more than a year.The Illinois Code of Civil Procedure requires that an affidavit of merit must be filed within 90 days of the...

On Friday, a 45 year old woman, Carol Anne Gotbaum, was attempting to travel through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in route to an alcohol rehabilitation center. She was late for her flight, and when it was made clear to her that she would not be allowed to board, according to witnesses, she began yelling and running throughout the terminal. As a result of her disturbing behavior, she...

In November of 2004, Justin Faust, 9, was hit by a vehicle as he ran across a road while trying to catch the family dog. The family sued the city of Lee's Summit for wrongful death due to the fact that the posted speed limit was excessive in addition to inadequate street lighting. After almost two years of litigation, the parties settled their lawsuit on Thursday. Neither side would disclose...

Elizabeth Bernoskie's husband, a police officer, was gunned down in a robbery gone wrong in 1958. No charges were filed until 41 years later after the suspect's sister reveled that her brother and her cousin had talked about committing the murder. However, after the prime suspect, Zarinsky, was acquitted in the criminal trial. The decedent's wife filed a wrongful-death civil suit wherein the...

A Dallas jury awarded $18.9 million to the widow of a man who was killed in an explosion at a TXI facility in Midlothian, Texas. Gordon Rutherford, 34, was killed in January 2003 while employed by a contractor to TXI. He was working in an area that was close to a scrubber that contained materials that were extremely hazardous and flammable.While working, more than 5 tons of combustible plastics...

The daughters of former high school track coach have filed a $100M wrongful death suit claiming police used excessive force that caused the man's death last month. The daughters of Albert Gunter, in the lawsuit, claim police in Lumberton roughed Mr. Gunter up when they attempted to arrest him last month.The lawsuit names Lumberton Police Dept. and the Burlington County government which runs the...