The death of a loved one can be unbearable, particularly if it possible that the victim's life might have been saved. When this happens, a wrongful death suit may provide the victim's family with compensation for their loss.Recently, a lawsuit filed by the parents of...
Year: 2013
Famous Baseball Player sues doctors and hospital
Recently, New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the team's doctor and against a New York hospital, claiming that they did not properly diagnose a left hip injury, causing him to have to undergo surgery. The medical...
NJ county freeholder sued for wrongful death in car crash
Recently, the family of a 24-year-old man from Tom's River, New Jersey, who was killed when his motorcycle collided with an Ocean County freeholder's car, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the freeholder. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the freeholder was...
Proposed New Jersey bills toughen penalties for drunk driving
State laws are implemented to protect the general public, while also defining the process offenders will go through. Changes in policies could mean harsher penalties, especially in New Jersey where they are considering the laws surrounding drunk driving and the...
City Treasurer sues thrift store for daughter’s death
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.Recently, the City Treasurer of Philadelphia and her husband...
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...
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...
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...
Two bars sued in beating death of man hailing a taxi
The community as a whole relies on bars and other places where alcohol is sold or consumed in New Jersey to carefully check to ensure patrons are of the legal drinking age and that they are not already intoxicated. The failure to do so could lead to lawsuit.The family...
Two people killed in vehicular homicide case
A car accident in Maplewood, New Jersey has claimed the lives of two young men, and has the driver, a 20-year-old son of a local fire chief, charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol. The auto accident allegedly occurred when the...