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Jury awards 5.2 million dollars in wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit after tent collapse

April 25, 2016

A jury in St. Louis, Missouri, has rendered an award of $5.2 million in a lawsuit alleging wrongful death and personal injury regarding a deadly tent collapse at a sports bar in the vicinity of Busch…

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Improper Prescription

April 25, 2013

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Belleville doctor for allegedly prescribing an improper pain medication that caused a patient’s death. The lawsuit was filed on February 1 in St. Clair County Circuit Court…

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Parents File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Fraternity in Hazing Incident

April 15, 2013

The parents of a student at Northern Illinois University (NIU) who died during a fraternity initiation party have filed a wrongful death lawsuit blaming the fraternity and its members for his death. The lawsuit alleges that…

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Icy Roads Cause Multiple Fatal Car Accidents in Illinois

April 8, 2013

Several fatalities on Illinois roads have resulted from recent icy conditions. Four high school friends died when their car skidded out of control on a bridge and plunged into an icy creek in rural Illinois. Patrick…

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Helvetia Sharpshooters, Others

March 29, 2013

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the father of a man killed by an alleged drunk driver, claiming that the man who caused the death had been served alcohol at the Madison County Fairgrounds…

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Toyota Settles First of Many Wrongful Death Suits

March 21, 2013

Toyota said that the company has settled the first lawsuit out of hundreds of wrongful death cases involving unintended acceleration. The agreement was reached in a case filed by the family of Charlene Jones Lloyd and…

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Megabus

March 4, 2013

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the bus driver and carrier involved in a fatal bus crash in 2012. The family of a young woman killed in the crash filed the lawsuit recently. The…

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Google’s Driverless Car May Herald Historic Shift in Auto Safety

February 21, 2013

The driverless car being developed by Google may be the most important innovation in vehicle safety since safety belts. If Google meets its goals for reduction in traffic accidents, then millions of people could be saved…

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Family of MRSA-Infected Nursing Home Resident Files Suit

February 5, 2013

A 90-year-old nursing home resident is once again in the hospital for treatment of ongiong ear infections caused by an infestation of maggots allegedly acquired while living in a local nursing home. Catherine McCann, who suffers…

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Safety Officials Recommend Mandates for Crash-Avoidance Systems in Autos

January 30, 2013

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a new recommendation. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued a recommendation that the federal government require auto manufacturers to include the latest crash-avoidance technologies as standard equipment…

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