All Articles Tagged With: "Wrongful Death"

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Toyota Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Defective Gas Pedal

Another Toyota wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a fatal auto accident allegedly caused by the uncontrolled, sudden acceleration of a Toyota Corolla.

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Ohio Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in $3.6M Verdict

An Ohio jury awarded $3.6 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was crushed to death after his truck was overloaded with propane cylinders.

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Aviation Club Plane Crash Caused by Overloading, Improper Balance: NTSB

Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have determined that overloading and improper balancing are to blame for a 2009 plane crash in West Virginia that killed six people, including four pilots who were members of a Chicago-area aviation club.

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Toyota Recall Lawsuits Mount Over Sudden Acceleration Problems

Product liability lawsuits and wrongful death lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. are beginning to mount in the wake of recent gas pedal problems with Toyota vehicles, which have resulted in the recall of more than 5 million cars, pick-up trucks and sports utility vehicles.

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Poligrip Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Toxic Effect of Denture Cream

GlaxoSmithKline faces a wrongful death lawsuit over problems from Poligrip denture cream. The complaint was filed after a Miami man allegedly suffered paralysis and then subsequently died as a result of toxic levels of zinc that entered his body after using Poligrip to secure his dentures.

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Chevrolet 1500 Pickup Truck Lawsuit Filed Over Structural Failure

A product liability lawsuit has been filed against General Motors of Canada, Ltd. by the family of a Texas man who they say was killed when the structure of his Chevrolet 1500 pick-up truck failed during an accident.

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Fentanyl Overdose Lawsuit Includes Claim Against Wal-Mart for Slip and Fall

An Illinois woman has named Wal-Mart as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit filed over her husband’s fatal fentanyl overdose caused by a pain patch he received after a slip and fall at one of the company’s stores.

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Yamaha Rhino Settlement Conferences to Begin in Federal MDL

Settlement conferences are scheduled to begin in several Yamaha Rhino cases pending in the federal MDL to discuss the potential resolution of product liability lawsuits that allege design defects in the popular off-road vehicles caused riders to suffer serious and sometimes fatal injuries in ATV rollover accidents.

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Taser Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Family of Nevada Doctor

The family of a 33 year-old doctor who died after being shot with a stun gun by Nevada Highway Patrol officer has filed a lawsuit against Taser International, alleging that the stun gun maker failed to adequately warn about the potentially fatal effects of Tasers.

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Amby Baby Hammock Lawsuit Filed Over Death of Five Month Old

The father of a 5-month-old child who died in a recalled Amby baby hammock has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturer of the infant bed, alleging that the baby hammock was defectively designed.