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Minnesota couple on board capsized cruise ship identified

The only U.S. casualties of the Costa Concordia ship wreck that killed 32 of the 4,200 passengers and crew members after it hit rocks along the Tuscan coast have been identified as a White Bear Lake couple. The elderly couple were presumed dead weeks after the ship capsized, and friends and family held a memorial […] Read more

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Medical mistake leads to wrongful death suit

A family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the heart surgeon, his medical staff, and the hospital after a medical sponge was left in their loved one’s chest following surgery, which they believe led to his death. The 89 year-old man went to the hospital for heart valve replacement and bypass surgery two years […] Read more

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Toys ‘R Us reaches settlement in wrongful death lawsuit

Toys ‘R Us will pay $20.6 million to the family of a 29 year-old woman and mother of a young child after she died when an inflatable slide broke as she was about to reach the pool. Family members present at the time of the accident say she was on the slide when the bottom […] Read more

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Excessive narcotic prescriptions lead to $1.5M settlement

Two doctors facing a wrongful death lawsuit have agreed to a settlement of $1.5 million after the family of the deceased accused them of over-prescribing narcotics, which ultimately resulted in death. According to court documents, one doctor prescribed the deceased 160 Oxycontin, 120 Xanax, and 320 Percocet for over two years while another doctor prescribed […] Read more

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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against hospital

The family of a deceased 21 year-old man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an East Texas hospital. The man went to the emergency room for sharp chest pain, headache, and hyperventilation. Two hours after he was admitted, doctors released him with prescriptions for heart burn, anti-anxiety, and narcotics for pain relief. Less than […] Read more

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Family awarded $6.5 million in wrongful death lawsuit

The family  of a 25 year-old Pennsylvania man who died on a water trampoline in a Jamaican resort has been awarded $6.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The man had just graduated from college when he and his family went to Jamaica for a wedding. There, he jumped on a water trampoline that was […] Read more

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Man dies in New York construction accident

A 46-year-old construction worker from Vermont died during a construction accident in New York on Wednesday. According to reports, the man was working for Trenchless Technologies of New England and operating an auger on the company’s construction site when he was suddenly thrown to the ground and pinned underneath the auger. One of the man’s […] Read more

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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against 15 companies for death of man

A lawsuit was recently filed against fifteen companies on behalf of a Texas man who became ill and died after being exposed to asbestos by the companies. The companies involved in the lawsuit include Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing, ExxonMobil, and American Optical, among others. The man worked as a truck driver, welder, and laborer for several years prior […] Read more