Lawyer Blogs of Interest

June 17, 2013

Parents File Wrongful Death Suit Against Officers

Seven months after the shooting of their daughter, a Utah mother and father want answers and feel filing suit may be the only way they will get them. To date, they have only been provided with limited information regarding the shooting death of their 21-year-old daughter by two police officers.

Awful story here. The lawsuit states that the deceased was shot in the back of her head, “assassination style” while she was seated in her vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment complex. While casing the area for drug activity, the detectives say they saw what they believe was the young woman buy drugs. They claim that when they approached her vehicle, she put it in reverse and struck one of the detectives. Both detectives fired, and the girl was killed.

The City disbanded the Neighborhood Narcotics Unit after a routine investigation of the shooting led to the discovery of several problems including undisclosed amounts of missing drugs and money, mishandling evidence, booking evidence without proper documentation, and officers taking items from seized vehicles. Prosecutors have since dismissed more than 100 cases associated with the unit.

June 17, 2013

Parasailing Lawsuit Filed By Victim’s Husband

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Parasailing Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed by the husband of a woman who plummeted to her death while parasailing in Florida last August.

Horrible story here. While vacationing, the husband and wife took a parasailing excursion offered at the resort where they were staying. Riding tandem, the husband was strapped into his own harness. He watched as his wife slipped free and feel the equivalent of 20 stories.

January 24, 2013

More Bad News for the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

We are reviewing da Vinci robotic surgery claims. There has already been talk of early settlements in these cases. If you think you have a claim, call 800-553-8082 or get a free on-line consultation.

A recently published report by Citron Research has identified over 80 deaths associated with da Vinci robotic surgery. Those deaths are in addition to the thousands of serious injuries related to the system.According to the report, over 4,600 adverse events were reported to the FDA.

Billed as less invasive than standard surgery, Intuitive Surgical, the da Vinci manufacturer, stated that “you can have major surgery with only a few tiny incisions. It was said that a surgeon could operate with better visualization, precision, dexterity, and control than by using traditional surgical approaches.” But at what cost?

April 27, 2012

$29 Million Dollar Lawsuit Filed Over the Death of a Daughter

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

You’d be hard pressed to find anyone in the Delmarva area, or anyone anywhere for that matter, that doesn’t recognize the names Yeardley Love or George Huguely.

In case you’ve had your head in the sand and haven’t heard these names, the story here is tragic. Yeardley Love was a popular and beautiful University of Virginia lacrosse player, whose was killed in an awful and vicious manner. Love’s former boyfriend, George Huguely, was convicted of her death and is currently awaiting sentencing.

It is being reported that Yeardley Love’s family has filed a lawsuit against George Huguely, and is asking for $29.45 million dollars in compensatory damages, with another $1 million being sought in punitive damages. The lawsuit states that Huguely “acted with such indifference to Love that his conduct constituted an utter disregard of caution amounting to a complete neglect of safety for Love.” Moreover, the suit said that Huguely “was aware, or should have been aware’ that Love was severely injured after the physical altercation that would result in her death.” The suit names Love’s sisters as beneficiaries of her estate.