A California family has been allowed the motion to carry a lawsuit against a hospital after an 80-year-old grandmother died under mysterious circumstances. According to the family attorney, the woman was presumed dead and placed in a body bag only to wake up in the hospital’s freezer and die shortly after. Family Seeks Justice The outraged… Read More
Category: Wrongful Death
by Amber Cortez | April 17th, 2014 | Blog, Lawsuit, Negligence, Wrongful Death
Grandmother’s Death in Hospital Morgue Triggers Family Lawsuit
by Amber Cortez | May 16th, 2013 | Blog, Lawsuit, Wrongful Death
Dow Chemical Plant Accident Leads To Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Friendswood, Texas resident Brian Johns was killed in 2012 following injuries sustained from an explosion at a Deer Park Dow Chemical Plant. His mother and son have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company, two employees and a subsidiary. The suit was filed on April 1st, 2013 at the Harris County Probate Court. It… Read More
by Amber Cortez | January 3rd, 2013 | Blog, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Newtown Tragedy Brings Brain Injury to Light
In 2008, the Center for Disease Control released a statistic revealing that the causes of brain injury stem from: Assault (37%) Auto Accidents (25%) Sports Activities (11%) Falls (11%) A different study revealed that 87% of those incarcerated in American jails suffered from brain injuries as well. Adam Lanza, the man responsible for the Sandy… Read More
by Amber Cortez | November 13th, 2012 | Blog, Wrongful Death
Unborn Child Listed in Wrongful Death Suit
Christopher Schmidt, his wife Diana and their three children (one unborn) were tragically killed on September 9th after truck driver, Josef Slezak, crashed into the rear of Mr. Schmidt’s car at 75 mph, causing him to crash into his wife’s car in front of him. The children were in Mrs. Schmidt’s car. The entire family… Read More
by Amber Cortez | October 31st, 2012 | Blog, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Worker Cooked to Death at Bumble Bee Plant
62 year old Jose Malena was cooked to death in an industrial oven at a Bumble Bee seafood plant in Santa Fe Springs, California. The police and fire department arrived in response to a 911 call made by a worker who found Malena dead inside the “steamer machine.” Malena had been an employee of the… Read More
by Amber Cortez | July 13th, 2012 | Blog, Wrongful Death
Family of Slain ICE Agent Sues Government
The family of an Immigration and Customs agent is suing the federal government for $25 million in a wrongful death suit. Agent Jaime Zapata was slain in Mexico during a roadside attack near San Luis Potosi in northern Mexico in February 2011. The wrongful death claim was filed on June 14 by a South Texas… Read More