Wrongful Death

• Tort Reform Reduces Reasonable Wrongful Death Award

  Mark Bello | March 10, 2010 3:51 PM | 5 CommentsVoices

  Here is yet another case where a plaintiff was denied full adjudication by a jury of his/her peers because of a legislative capped recovery. The family of Hector Alvarez was awarded $1.25 million in...

• The Death of John Murtha: Preventable Medical Errors in A Broken System

  Mark Bello | February 15, 2010 11:53 AM | 2 CommentsVoices

  In the unexpected death of Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) there may lie the seeds of a wrongful death lawsuit, as well as pointed questions about the safety of our health care system. Over 100,000...

• Wrongful Death Suit Reminds Us All of Entrapment Danger

  Ben Schneider | February 15, 2010 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsVoices

  Pool Safety Council has used this space before to warn public pool owners and operators of the legal risks they face when they leave a pool open to the public that is not compliant with the Virginia...

• Two Accidents Minutes Apart and a 13 Month Old Child Is Dead

  Mark Bello | February 09, 2010 6:06 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  The death of a child is every parent’s worst nightmare; just ask Amy Alanis and Joshua Molina. They lost their 13 month old son, Joshua, in an horrific Chicago, Illinois crash that also...

• Texas Governor Perry Vetoes Safe Passing Bill: Cyclist Deaths The Result?

  Mark Bello | November 11, 2009 5:40 PM | 7 CommentsVoices

  Approximately 50 cyclists, 400 pedestrians, and 500 motorcyclists are killed every year in Texas. Many of those fatalities could have been prevented under the Safe Passing Bill. Anti-justice,...

• Michigan Judge to Determine Company Responsibility for Drunk Employee's Conduct

  Mark Bello | October 28, 2009 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  Should an employer be held liable for the wrongful conduct of an intoxicated employee? That is the decision a Michigan judge has to make in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gary Weinstein. Mr....

• Safety the Winner in Boston Medical Center Wrongful Death Case Settlement

  Mark Bello | October 14, 2009 7:04 PM | 1 CommentVoices

  A 86 year old woman who undergoes a surgical procedure might think, in the back of her mind, will I, at my age, survive the surgery? But, would she ever think, in her wildest nightmare, that she...

• Wrongful Death: Never Wear Your Rolex Into the Emergency Room?

  Mark Bello | October 13, 2009 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsVoices

  Jerry Kubena, Sr. was suffering from a heart attack. He was rushed to the emergency room of the St. Joseph's Medical Center, in Stockton, CA, on June 1 of this year. Dr. Cleveland Enmon was the...

• Hilton Hotel sued after reported fatal drain entrapment in Hawaii pool

  Ben Schneider | October 01, 2009 1:01 PM | 1 CommentVoices

  A local ABC affiliate in Honolulu, HI, reported yesterday on the accidental death of Bill Stock, a guest at a Hilton Lagoon hotel. The reported cause? Drain entrapment, which occurred in...

• CPSC sends right message to public pool and spa owners

  Ben Schneider | September 30, 2009 1:12 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  Here at the Pool Safety Council, we came across quite a few stories this summer about public pools and spas failing to comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB). The act...