Wrongful Death

• Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Unborn Child's Death

  Christina Cole | April 18, 2007 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Just two days from her planned birth, Savannah, an unborn child, was killed with her mother in a collision involving a semi-trailer last month. Her father and grandmother have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, against the trucker and the trucking company. This case can help change the way state laws view unborn, viable children who are killed.Witnesses told police, a driver with Suzy-Q Trucking of...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled Between Southwest and Family

  Christina Cole | April 03, 2007 5:34 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  The family of a six-year-old Indiana boy killed when a jet skid off an airport runway slamming into their car, has reached a settlement with Southwest Airlines.The parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Southwest and Boeing Company, the manufacturer of the planes, in Cook County Circuit Court, almost a year ago.The lawsuit claimed both companies made mistakes that lead to the December...

• Poor Police Training Leads to Wrongful Death Suit

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 11:16 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A survey conducted by the Associated Press reveals at least 30 states - Indiana included - let newly hired local law enforcement officers hit the street entirely too early with little to no training at all.In most cases, recruits are to be supervised by full fledged officers, but that doesn't always take place. These states allow for a grace period prior to rookies being sent to a police...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against ConAgra

  Christina Cole | February 23, 2007 3:00 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against ConAgra Foods Inc., alleging a relative has died from eating salmonella-tainted peanut butter.No deaths have been confirmed to date in the salmonella outbreak, but the family is claiming the peanut butter did in fact kill her, while also making her husband and daughter sick. Opened peanut butter jars obtained from people that have been sick...

• Officer's Widow Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | January 09, 2007 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  The wife of a police officer that was killed on a bicycle ride to raise money for fallen comrades has now taken up her husband's cause.Indiana State Police Sgt. Gary Dudley and former Lake County Police Chief Gary Martin were killed on August 22 when a support van spun into them after being hit by a box truck. Carolyn Dudley has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck operator, Towne...