The family of a nineteen-year old man who suffered fatal injuries in a hotel pool accident has been awarded almost $3.8 million. The victim drowned in the deep end of the pool and was unable to be found right away because the water was so dark and cloudy.
The family of a man who died from injuries sustained in a crash on Interstate 15 has been awarded almost $4.4 million in damages. A Utah jury found that the state department of transportation and a subcontractor assisting with bridge construction were partially responsible for the accident.
A $3.5 million settlement has been awarded to the family of a man who was killed last January when his van was crushed between two logging trucks. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Ken Gorum trucking company and Gary Fruge, the driver of the logging truck who was responsible for the accident.
A Collier County judge has approved a $315,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a woman who was killed in a May 2009 automobile accident. A portion of the settlement will go directly to the 14-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter of the victim.
Pioneer Drilling Co. has agreed to pay $16 million to the family of a woman who was killed when her vehicle was crushed by equipment that fell off a tractor trailer driven by one of the company’s employees. The driver was not legally qualified to hold a commercial driver’s license.
A movie producer injured in a 2006 helicopter crash and the widow of a cameraman killed in the crash have received a combined $11.6 million in damages. A Polk County, Iowa jury awarded $4.2 to Tony Wilson for his injuries and $7.2 million to the wife of Robert Schlotzhauer in a wrongful death lawsuit.
The family of a man killed by a police officer will receive $2.3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The man was riding a bicycle when he was struck and killed by a police offer who had fallen asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle.
The defendants in two wrongful death lawsuits have reached settlement agreements with attorneys representing the estates of the two victims killed in a 2006 motor vehicle accident. The estates of Norwood Peters and Betty Hein will receive a total of over $900,000 in damages.
A California jury has determined that the California Department of Transportation is required to pay $6.3 million in damages in two wrongful death lawsuits and one personal injury lawsuit that were filed after 2004 car crash in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Settlements have been awarded to a woman who suffered permanent injuries in a 2005 carbon monoxide leak and to the family of a man who died from exposure to the toxic fumes. The lead defendant in the case, New England Air Systems of Williston, was accused of failing to replace a faulty pipe that had been recalled in 1998.
A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the King County Transit Agency. Officials have agreed to pay $1.5 million to family members of a man who was killed when a Seattle Metro bus hit his truck.
The family of a man who was shot and killed during an arrest by transit police early on New Year's Day has filed a civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit seeking $50 million. The death sparked protests in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Around 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day, a BART police officer fatally shot a passenger, 22-year-old Oscar Grant. Authorities are investigating the shooting as an act of unnecessary force.
The family of a temporary Wal-Mart worker who was trampled to death by shoppers on Black Friday filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the retail chain.
A construction worker was killed and another seriously injured when a hydraulic lift platform became unstable and toppled to the ground on the campus of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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