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Florida Man Sues Trucking Company, Driver for $10M Over Crash That Killed Family

A northeast Florida man has filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against a semi-truck driver and others related to a wreck that killed his wife and three stepchildren. The SUV Dexter Culclager’s family had been traveling in broke down …

Oregon Clinic Slapped With $2.2M Wrongful Death Suit

An Oregon clinic is facing a negligence lawsuit from the family of an Oregon woman who died four days after a procedure meant to relieve her migraine headaches. The Eugene Register-Guard reported that the family of 47-year-old Springfield woman Christine …

West Virginia Widow Settles Wrongful Death Suit with Energy Companies for $18M

Energy companies will pay $18 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died in a flash fire at a natural gas station in Tyler County, West Virginia. The settlement involves the April …

Suit Filed by Estate of Oregon Woman Who Died in Murphy Bed

The estate of an Ashland, Ore., woman who died after the Murphy bed she was sleeping in collapsed and locked shut has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bed’s manufacturer. The Oregonian newspaper reported that 76-year-old Penelope Martens was …

Newtown Families’ Wrongful Death Suit Against Gun Maker Sent to State Court

A wrongful death lawsuit filed against gun maker Remington by families of some Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre victims has been sent from federal court back to state court, where it may have a better chance of succeeding. U.S. District Judge …

Widow of Tennessee Man Who Died in Custody Sues for $1M

The wife of a man who died in custody at the Kingsport City Jail has filed a $1 million wrongful death suit. WJHL-TV reports Benjamin Honaker was arrested on Sept. 19, 2014, following a car crash. Officers said Honaker had …

Lawsuit Filed Against County, Deputies in Fatal Shooting of Texas Man

Relatives have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the fatal shooting of a South Texas man by two deputies while both of his hands were raised. The incident was recorded on at least two videos. Gilbert Flores’ family filed the …

Legal Wrangling Slows Wrongful Death Suit Over Newtown School Shooting

Newtown, Connecticut, and its schools are putting up a stiff fight against a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of two children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, questioning whether the lawsuit was filed on time and objecting …

Freddie Gray’s Family Reaches $6.4M Settlement With City of Baltimore

The family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured in police custody, reached a tentative $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with the city of Baltimore, resolving civil claims about a week after the first hearing in the criminal …

Illinois Event Organizers Sued Over Man’s Tent-Collapse Death

The wife of a man killed when a tent collapsed at a suburban Chicago festival has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that Nicole Nincic filed the lawsuit in Cook County court. She alleges organizers of …