Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Teen is Shot in the Head During Robbery, Family Intends to Sue
Florida is fairly renowned across the country for its controversial Stand Your Ground law. Essentially, Stand Your Ground removes the duty to retreat when you feel your life is in imminent danger. In other states, you are only allowed to use lethal force if you can show that you exhausted all other options. In… Read More »
Family Gets $495 Million after Fatal Shooting
A Jacksonville family was awarded nearly half a billion dollars in their wrongful death lawsuit against the man who fatally shot their loved one during an argument. The shooter, Frederick Lee Wade, was sentenced to 45 years for second-degree murder while two associates were charged and convicted of being accessories after the fact for… Read More »
Death from Above: The Sad Tale of the Robinson R44
When a product has an extraordinarily high failure rate, that is always a cause for concern. When the failure rate reaches a double-digit death toll, there’s usually something going on behind the scenes. That was the case with Takata’s airbags that exploded in people’s faces and it was also the case with Goodyear’s G159…. Read More »
Belize Woman Sues John McAfee in Wrongful Death Act
In a case that has all the makings of a murder mystery, police found the neighbor of tech and security guru John McAfee shot dead in Belize. Now the man’s daughter is suing McAfee for the murder under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act. McAfee himself has repeatedly denied any connection to the man’s death but… Read More »
Family of Police Shooting Victim Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
In a state where it is very difficult to convict anyone of shooting anyone else, families have begun suing shooters in civil court. Recently, the family of a man who was shot by a Florida City police officer has begun to lay the groundwork for a wrongful death lawsuit. According to police officer Frantz… Read More »
Mother Sues University after Daughter Dies in Eating Contest
The mother of a Connecticut college student is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Sacred Heart University after her daughter died choking on a pancake in a competitive eating competition. The daughter was majoring social work in social work. Her father was one of the men and women who gave their lives as first… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuits Hit Orlando Company after Tragic Accident
One family was vacationing in Missouri when they boarded a boat used for duck tours operated by the Orlando company, Ripley Entertainment, which owns and operates a “Ride The Ducks” tour boat. The boat sank in a severe thunderstorm taking nine of the eleven vacationing members of the family along with it. They were… Read More »
Oaks of Clearwater Nursing Home Sued for Wrongful Death
There is no shortage of negligence lawsuits centering around nursing homes these days. It has become a disturbing trend in American medicine. One of the most vulnerable segments of the population are being mistreated, outright abused, and given a substandard quality of care. Recently, a representative of the estate of Josephine Sciacca filed a… Read More »
Family Members of Jacksonville Inmate Threaten Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of Lina Odom is considering filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office after the 28-year-old died in jail. While her death was certainly drug-related, the question of whether the sheriff’s office did enough to save the young woman’s life is being investigated by both the county and the family’s… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Targets Paving Contractor
After being fined and cited by OSHA for safety violations, a Holly Hills paving company is the target of a wrongful death lawsuit. The family of one man alleges that the company’s negligence resulted in the man’s death. OSHA fined the company over $16,000 for the same incident. An OSHA investigation revealed that the… Read More »
