A former Kentucky lawmaker serving life in prison for killing his one-time fiancee has been found liable in a wrongful death civil lawsuit filed by the victim’s mother. The decision last month by Fayette Circuit Judge James Ishmael clears the …
Lawyers say a Nebraska law extending legal protections to fetuses at any stage of development is being invoked for the first time in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by parents of a family killed in a September car wreck. The federal …
The wife and mother of two men killed in a Northampton, Mass., house fire has filed a wrongful death suit against the man accused of setting the blaze. Elaine Yeskie filed suit against Anthony Baye in Hampshire Superior Court on …
A woman is suing a day care in Wood County, W.Va., over the death of her 4-year-old daughter. Shawna Wise’s lawsuit claims her daughter Mercedes died after she was left unattended in a hot vehicle. Police have said the girl’s …
Vail Resorts has asked a judge to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a 13-year-old boy who died in an avalanche while skiing at Vail Mountain, Colo. The Vail Daily reports the company filed court documents …
The wife and daughter of man killed inside a Walmart store when a massive tornado hit Joplin are suing. The Joplin Globe reported that the wrongful death lawsuit names as defendants Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the store’s manager. The case …
An Anderson, S.C., councilman has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit in a wreck that killed a 70-year-old woman. The Anderson Independent Mail reported Councilman Eddie Moore is being sued for more than $5 million in the 2010 wreck …
A federal judge is encouraging mediation in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the daughter of an Ohio man whose leg was ripped off in an accident at West Virginia’s Shoemaker Mine. Charles “Whitey” McIntire of Shadyside died Oct. 17, …
The parent company of a Charleston, S.C., restaurant will pay $1.1 million to the family of a man killed in a drunken driving crash that authorities say was caused by one of the restaurant’s employees. Investigators said 32-year-old Adam Burnell …
The widow of a Mexican citizen who died while in immigration custody in south Georgia and the federal government have reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit. Lawyers for Sara Hernandez-Gonzalez and the government told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution they …