Archive for October 25, 2005

Illinois man charged with causing fatal accident sued by survivor, victim's mother

An Illinois man who faces criminal charges in a fatal one-car crash is being sued by a passenger who survived the incident and the mother of a passenger who did not.

Drug Dealer and Murderer Executed By Lethal Injection in Ohio

Cocaine dealer who murdered four drug rivals was put to death in Ohio.

Jury awards $17.5 million in lawsuit over fatal Chicago police pursuit crash

A Cook County jury Monday ordered the city of Chicago to pay $17.5 million in damages to a man whose pregnant wife and unborn child were killed in 2003 by a suspect fleeing police pursuit.

Parents sue in gun accident death of their daughter

VISALIA, Calif. -- The family of a 7-year-old girl who died of an accidental gunshot from a playmate have filed suit against the sheriff's deputy who owned the gun and the county.

Family of Woman who Died Following C-Section Awarded Malpractice Verdict

A jury in Riverhead, New York awarded $13.1 million to the family of a woman who died after undergoing a C-Section delivery at a hospital in Smithtown.

Mother Tries to Change HMO Law

A mother whose daughter died of cancer after being misdiagnosed by several doctors is trying to change the law to require HMOs to report all negligent doctors to the state.