November 8, 2011
A man whose son was killed in an accident last year during a class at River Parishes Community College has filed a lawsuit. The Advocate reports that 19-year-old Joshua Wallace of Prairieville was killed in Oct. 2010 during an electrical …
November 3, 2011
The family of a Texas man killed when a racing aircraft crashed into spectators in the National Championship Air Races in Reno filed a $25 million lawsuit Tuesday against the pilot’s family, a mechanic on the World War II-era aircraft …
November 2, 2011
Underground work has been suspended at a central Montana precious metals mine as federal safety inspectors investigate the death of a worker 1,200 feet underground. Stillwater Mining Co. spokesman John Beaudry describes Monday afternoon’s death as an isolated accident. He …
November 2, 2011
A negligence lawsuit filed by the family of an 89-year-old North Texas woman says she died after eating cantaloupe allegedly tainted with listeria. The lawsuit filed in Dallas against Jensen Farms of Holly, Colo., says Marie Jones died Sept. 23 …
November 2, 2011
The Montana Supreme Court says the family of a man who was dragged by a cement truck isn’t covered under the vehicle’s insurance policy because he did not technically “occupy” it. Terry Richerson’s widow had asked the Supreme Court to …
November 2, 2011
A St. Louis, Mo., man and his ex-wife face federal indictment for allegedly burning down their home in 2001, a blaze that killed their 15-year-old son. The indictments of 53-year-old Steven Henry Kemper and 55-year-old Sandra Kay Bryant were announced …
October 31, 2011
The family of a former University of Tulsa football player who died following an unsanctioned boxing match at a local church filed a suit Friday in Tulsa County against the church for damages. The suit alleges gross negligence by Guts …
October 28, 2011
Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and the government said the death toll has gone up to 534. The prime minister’s center for crisis and emergency management …
October 28, 2011
The family of a Boston, Mass., pizza delivery man has filed a $15 million wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Domino’s Pizza Inc. and Deutsche Bank after he was lured to a vacant home owned by the bank, then robbed …
October 28, 2011
Authorities say a 72-year-old woman from Texas was accidentally killed at a Shelby County RV park in Tenn., when she was crushed trying to stop her camper from rolling away. Shelby County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Chip Washington said Sharon Bailey …