Author Archives: Charlie Gillette
Rabbis Burn Down Nursing Home For Passover Cleansing
This is a weird one, so let’s start with the rabbis. The rabbis have been criminally charged with negligent homicide after attempting to cleanse the nursing home with a 20-pound blowtorch in preparation for Passover observance. The rabbis and the nursing home are being sued by the family of a 35-year-old firefighter who lost… Read More »
Family Sues Over Suicide Death Related To Christian Rehab Program
A wrongful death lawsuit filed in Georgia blames a Christian rehab center for directing residents to stop taking their antipsychotic medication. The man had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and had a history of drug abuse. After the medication was discontinued, the family contends that the patient’s condition worsened. It ultimately culminated in his suicide…. Read More »
Did Principal Delete Surveillance Video After Soccer Player Collapsed?
A high school principal is being accused of deleting or failing to save surveillance video from the day that one of his students collapsed and died after a soccer practice. Attorneys for the teen claim that the principal intentionally failed to save surveillance from that day knowing it could be used against the district… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Police Shooting
The parents of a 26-year-old man have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the municipality of Auburn in Washington State. Evidence appears to indicate that the man was shot in the back of the head while lying facedown on the pavement. The police officer’s account of what happened is not helping matters. The… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Officer Tackled Man To Death
A trial has been scheduled for October alleging that a man was tackled in Walmart by a police officer and later died due to the assault. In football terms, the tackle would have been known as a “decleater”. In other words, the officer tackled the man so hard that he lost his shoes. Why… Read More »
Family Files Wrongful Death After Demolition Accident
The family of a slain worker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a construction company after their loved one plummeted through the floor of the building set to be demolished to his death. According to the suit, the worker was operating a vehicle that crashed through the floor causing his death. In a… Read More »
Lawsuit Filed After Mother, Children Fall From Ski Lift
A lawsuit was filed after a mother and her two children fell from a ski lift. The mother died of injuries related to the fall and one of her daughters had to be airlifted to the hospital. According to the lawsuit, the chair collided with an air tower resulting in the fall. An investigation… Read More »
Woman Files Lawsuit After YMCA Sexual Assault
A 19-year-old woman has filed a lawsuit against the YMCA after she was sexually assaulted on the premises. She was 15 at the time of the sexual assault, meaning that the statute of limitations will not apply to her case. The plaintiff states that she and her twin sister were sexually assaulted multiple times… Read More »
Family Files Lawsuit After Child Dies At Amusement Park
When you try to visualize someone dying at an amusement park, you probably see someone flying off a roller coaster or plummeting to their death (which recently happened here in Florida). But seemingly innocuous rides can also be dangerous and sometimes it’s worse because these dangers are unexpected. A family has filed a lawsuit… Read More »
The Camp Lejeune Wrongful Death Lawsuits
A lawsuit has finally been allowed to proceed against Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps installation blamed for causing a cancer cluster in North Carolina. From 1953 to 1980, residents blame Camp Lejeune for contaminating the water supply and causing many residents to die prematurely. Over 1 million people were believed to have been exposed… Read More »
