Dealing with the loss of the loved one often means fighting for answers. When a fatal incident occurs, family members will seek to understand how it occurred and if anyone was responsible for their death.
Man wins $2.73 million for wife's injuries from malpractice.
A Piscataway, New Jersey man is seeking a new trial against one of the doctors who allegedly performed medical malpractice on his wife, leaving her in a permanent vegetative state. The man previously won a $2.73 million medical malpractice suit against the hospital and two of the other doctors responsible for the failed surgeries that caused the woman's brain damage. But a judge ruled against the husband in an action against the remaining doctor who refused to settle. The husband is now requesting a new trial based on alleged trial errors.
Two Jersey City woman and young girl killed in car crash
Three Jersey City women and an unborn child were recently killed in a car crash in Jersey City, New Jersey, when a van went off the road and crashed into the side of the home. The auto accident victims include a 62-year-old woman, a 36-year-old woman and her unborn baby, and an 11-year-old girl. Six other passengers were injured in the car crash. The younger woman was five months pregnant at the time of the crash. The driver, a 37-year-old man, was the stepfather of the young girl killed, and he admitted to being intoxicated at the time of the crash. The driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and assault by auto.
Settlement reached in crane crash wrongful death suit
A settlement has been reached between the family of a 30-year old Burlington Co., New Jersey man killed in a crane incident and the construction company that owned the crane for $1 million. The man was killed in an April 2012 accident at a Manhattan construction site when the 170-foot tall crane collapsed. The wrongful death suit alleged that the company did not properly inspect the crane and make sure that it was safe for use. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) backed up the lawsuit's allegations when it inspected the company's crane, and determined that it had not done the required inspections on it and issued the company 10 violations and $68,000 in fines. The company disputed OSHA's findings. The man's family was upset that the company did not admit wrongdoing.
