Category Archives: Wrongful Death
General Motors Recall Costing $1.7 Billion
As you may have likely heard in the news, General Motors (GM) recalled millions of vehicles due to a vehicle defects. CNN reported that GM began its recall process on Valentine’s Day when it recalled 800,000 vehicles due to a malfunction in design with ignition. The malfunction allowed drivers to bump the key out… Read More »
GM Ignition Switch Recalls — Did the Company Conceal Known Dangers?
In March of 2010, Atlanta pediatric nurse Brooke Melton was driving to her boyfriend’s home to celebrate her 29th birthday when she was killed in a tragic automobile accident. The vehicle’s black box indicated that the ignition switch on her 2005 Chevy Cobalt suddenly turned off, causing her to lose control and collide with… Read More »
Fatal Truck Accidents in Florida
One out of nine traffic accident fatalities occur in a collision with a large truck, nationwide statistics show. With the increasing volume of truck traffic in the United States, and Florida in particular, the serious injuries such accidents cause merit close attention from Florida personal injury attorneys. In 2008, there were 269 fatal collisions… Read More »
Thrill-Ride Accident Kills Texas Woman
Eyewitnesses state that a Dallas woman fell out of the Texas Giant roller coaster car at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. When the car began its first descent, 52-year-old Rosa Irene Ayala-Gaona fell about 75 feet down onto a metal support beam. The medical examiner listed the cause of death as extensive… Read More »
Fatal Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Accident in Gulf Breeze
A driver is facing serious criminal charges following a car-pedestrian accident in which he allegedly struck and killed a 61-year-old man on Highway 98 in broad daylight and shortly thereafter fled the scene. Authorities say that Ryan Carter was driving his 2002 Tahoe along Highway 98 during the early afternoon of July 16, 2013…. Read More »
Wrongful Death Loopholes
Florida’s wrongful death statute is theoretically designed to compensate victims and punish the responsible parties. Unfortunately, in a medical malpractice claim, neither of these things may ever be able to happen, even in a clear case of negligence. Florida’s Wrongful Death Act applies to most fatal accidents. However, in a medical negligence case, only… Read More »
