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Settlement Reached Over Fatal Crash Near Massachusetts Stadium

The parents of a young woman who died in a car crash near Gillette Stadium after drinking in the parking lot during a concert have settled the wrongful death lawsuit they brought against the Kraft Group, which owns the stadium …

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Inmate’s Death

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the estate of an Oklahoma state prison inmate who died nearly a year ago at the Lawton Correctional Facility. The lawsuit seeking more than $10,000 was filed in Comanche County District Court …

Family Sues Over Wilderness Expedition Death

The family of a Minnetonka native is suing the organizers of a wilderness expedition over the accidental death of the man during a hike in India. Twenty-year-old Thomas Plotkin slipped on a rain slickened path in the Himalayas in September …

Family Members Sue Over Fatal California Limo Fire

Family members of the five nurses who died in a limousine fire on a San Francisco Bay Area bridge have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several companies, including those that maintained the limousine and customized it. The lawsuits – …

Pennsylvania Official Sues Over Daughter’s Collapse Death

The latest wrongful-death lawsuit filed in a building collapse that killed six people says “a mountain of facts,” including photos and emails, show the disaster was predicted and preventable. City Treasurer Nancy Winkler and her husband, John “Jay” Bryan, sued …

California Hospital Fights Lawsuit Over Patient Death

A Clovis, Calif., hospital and doctor are defending themselves against a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who bled to death after a common surgery. The family of 40-year-old Nicole Caruso filed the medical malpractice suit after she …

Six Flags to Reopen Texas Ride Where Woman Died

Six Flags Over Texas is reopening the ride from which a park-goer fell to her death. The Dallas-area amusement park announced Tuesday that the Texas Giant roller coaster will reopen this weekend. The ride will have new seat belts and …

Family Sues Business Partner After Tractor Death

The Rochester, Wash., family of a 3-year-old who died when he was run over by a tractor being drive by his 7-year-old brother is suing a former business partner for failing to supervise the children. The Olympian reports the wrongful …

Family of Bicyclist Killed in San Francisco Files Suit

The family of a 24-year-old woman hit by a truck and killed while riding her bike in San Francisco, Calif., has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Bay Area food distributor and its truck driver. KGO-TV reports the initial …

Insurer Must Cover Driver in Vermont Fatal Crash

A jury says an insurance company must honor the policy of a Vermont man who was convicted of murder in a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in 2010. The insurance company Geico had filed a lawsuit in U.S. …