The death of a loved one is tragic. The death of a loved one at the hands of another, whether through negligence or wrongdoing, is devastating. If someone you love has been killed due to someone else’s misdeeds, you have legal rights. This kind of...
The estate of Katie May, a former Playboy model who died in February 2016 from a stroke after a chiropractic adjustment, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the chiropractor. According to a news report in People.com, the estate, held by the father of May’s...
The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a teenage girl who was fatally struck by a taxicab nearly Dockweiler State Beach. According to a San Diego Union Tribune news report,...
A Huntington Beach mother filed a wrongful death claim two days after her son was killed by local police. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, investigators say Steven Shiltz was killed by police during soccer practice at the Huntington Beach Sports Complex the...
The parents of a 21-year-old man who was found dead in Demi Moore’s swimming pool back in 2015 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the trust that owns the property and the person who was hosting the party when the fatal accident occurred. According...
The family of a 46-year-old high school water polo coach filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school district alleging that he would have survived had efforts to resuscitate him had continued. According to a news report in Patch.com, the coach for Diamond Bar High...
When someone causes death of a person due to negligence or intentional harm, a wrongful death claim may be brought up against them. The person against whom the wrongful death claim is filed is called the defendant. The wrongful death claim allows the estate of...
Your parents were driving cautiously through an intersection when a speeding truck driver ran a red light and collided with their sedan. Your mother died instantly. Your father was hospitalized for a week before he died from internal injuries. A police investigation determined that the...