Monthly Archives: June 2020
Family of University Student Hit by Vehicle Wins $1M Settlement
The family of a University of Connecticut student who was run over by a campus fire safety truck has recently settled their wrongful death lawsuit against the school for a reported $1 million. The victim, a 19-year-old sophomore, had fallen asleep in front of a fire department garage door in a drunken stupor after… Read More »
Family Files Wrongful Death After Burn Injuries on the Job
A judge recently denied a family’s request to move a wrongful death lawsuit to Springfield where the plaintiffs live. However, because the injury occurred elsewhere, that request was denied. The incident that led to the lawsuit occurred while the plaintiff was on the job. According to reports, Kenny Pratt was helping an employee of… Read More »
Wave of Deaths a VA Hospital Spur Wrongful Death Lawsuits
The VA in Clarksburg, West Virginia is now facing a second wrongful death lawsuit after 12 suspicious deaths occurred on hospital grounds. In the majority of these cases, patients were given a fatal dose of insulin even though at least some of these patients had no need for insulin at all. A person of… Read More »
Florida Nursing Homes Ask Governor for Immunity During Pandemic
Nursing homes have been struck very hard by the coronavirus, but not as hard as their residents who tend to be particularly vulnerable to the worst symptoms. The trend has been that once an outbreak occurs in a nursing home, several of the residents end up falling ill with the virus. This has resulted… Read More »
