Family of woman killed in car accident reaches $2M settlement 
Published: April 20, 2012
Tags: California, car accident, pedestrian, wrongful death
The family of a California woman who died in a car accident has reached a $2 million settlement with the driver of the car who struck her and the driver’s employer.
Parents settle tainted wipes suit
Published: April 19, 2012
Tags: contamination, Texas, Wisconsin, wrongful death
The parents of a 2-year-old Houston, Texas boy who blamed their son’s death on a contaminated alcohol wipe made by a Wisconsin company have settled their lawsuit.
State to pay $2.1 million for boy’s death at camp
Published: April 16, 2012
Tags: camp, drowning, Iowa, wrongful death
The state of Iowa has agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by an Ohio woman whose son died from injuries suffered from nearly drowning during a camp operated by the University of Northern Iowa in Germany, records show.
Stepchildren can sue for wrongful death
Published: April 10, 2012
Tags: wrongful death
The children of an auto accident victim’s predeceased spouse can be considered “stepchildren” entitled to sue for wrongful death under state law, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
$2.7 million settlement agreed to in roller coaster death lawsuit
Published: April 6, 2012
Tags: negligence, Texas, wrongful death
A settlement has been agreed to in principle in a lawsuit over the death of a man at a Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo carnival roller coaster ride last year.
Parents awarded $8.25 million in infant’s death
Published: April 6, 2012
Tags: Illinois, infant, medical malpractice, wrongful death
A Chicago area hospital has agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents of an infant boy who died at the institution after a series of medical errors.
Kia wrongful death suit claims Optima seats collapsed
Published: April 5, 2012
Tags: design defect, drunk driving, failure to warn, Kia Motors, Optima, wrongful death
Kia Motors is liable for death and injury resulting from the alleged collapse of both front seats in a 2006 Optima that was rear-ended by a drunk driver, according to a lawsuit filed last month in Madison County, Ill.
State cap on wrongful death damages constitutional
Published: April 5, 2012
Tags: damages cap, non-economic damages, wrongful death
A state law limiting non-economic damages in wrongful death suits doesn’t violate the right to a jury trial guaranteed by the state constitution, the Missouri Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Taser needn’t pay $10M for wrongful death
Published: April 4, 2012
Tags: product liability, Taser, wrongful death
A $10 million jury award in a Taser wrongful death case was excessive because it failed to reflect the present value of the services that the decedent would have provided to his parents over his projected lifetime, a U.S. District Court in North Carolina has ruled.
Housing authority may be liable for violent tenant
Published: April 4, 2012
Tags: negligence, preemption, wrongful death
Federal law does not preempt a lawsuit alleging that a public housing authority was negligent for failing to evict a tenant with violent propensities, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
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