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Judge Says No New Defendants in Wrongful Death Suit in Iowa

The family of a Des Moines, Iowa woman who died of a prescription-drug overdose is appealing a judge’s rejection of their motion seeking to name the doctor’s former health system as defendants. Brandy Stoutenberg’s relatives originally blamed Dr. Daniel Baldi …

Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Washington Nursing Home

A nursing home in Marysville, Wash has again been accused of giving a patient inadequate care that resulted in death. The Daily Herald reported an Edmonds lawyer has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Marysville Care Center in connection to …

Utah Court Tosses $3M Verdict in Prescription Drug Overdose Suit

The Utah Supreme Court has overturned a $3 million verdict in a wrongful death suit against a doctor accused of prescribing a lethal amount of prescription drugs. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the high court ruled this week the …

North Carolina Jury Awards $18 million to Estate of Bus Crash Victim

A jury has awarded $18 million to the estate of a Chapel Hill, N.C., man killed in a charter bus crash almost two years ago. WRAL in Raleigh reports the wrongful death lawsuit sought $52 million, but lawyers for Horizon …

Chemical Leak at DuPont Plant in Texas Spurs Wrongful Death Suit

The widow of one of four workers killed in a Houston-area DuPont chemical plant leak has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $1 million. The Houston Chronicle reported that the lawsuit was filed by Michelle Tisnado, who was …

Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Hazing Death at Florida University

A wrongful death lawsuit claims Bethune-Cookman University failed to stop fraternity hazing that led to the death of a Marching Wildcat band member. Marcus Thomas died in February 2012 when the car in which he was riding crashed into a …

Wrongful-Death Suit Filed Against Pawnee Police

The family of a man fatally shot by the Pawnee assistant police chief has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on the two-year anniversary of the shooting. The estate of 25-year-old James Dylan Gonzales filed the suit Tuesday. The suit seeks …

Family Of Girl Killed In Crash With New Mexico Doctor Sues

The family of a little girl killed when her family’s van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe, New Mexico surgeon suspected of driving drunk has filed a wrongful death suit against the doctor and her insurance …