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New York Gay Marriage Law Means Wrongful Death Rights, Too

By Leland Williams On Jul 27, 2011 In Wrongful Death

A December 18, 2009, entry Gay Marriage Cannot Support New York Wrongful Death Action, told of a wrongful death accident case where a same-sex couple…

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Update: $25 M Settlement Ends Wrongful Death Katrina Class Action Suit

By Leland Williams On Jul 23, 2011 In Hospital Negligence, Wrongful Death

In January, 2010, I posted a blog Katrina Wrongful Death: Lack of Emergency Preparedness or "Act of God"?According to today's news reports, a New Orleans…

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Benton, Yates County, Amish Mourn Five Killed in DWI Crash

By Leland Williams On Jul 23, 2011 In Auto Accidents, Violation of Safety Measure(s), Wrongful Death

The Yates County area community-at-large joins the Amish community in mourning the death of five persons killed by an alleged drunk driver on July 19,…

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Roller Coaster Operator Error Resulted In Vet Death at Darien Lake

By Leland Williams On Jul 23, 2011 In Violation of Safety Measure(s), Wrongful Death

The New York State Department of Labors' investigation into the "Ride of Steel" at Darien Lake, concluded that the death of Sgt. James Hackemer on July…

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Pittsford Snowplow Fatality III: Driver's Rear View Obstructed

By Leland Williams On May 25, 2011 In Auto Accidents, Design Flaw, Government Liability, Wrongful Death

The Monroe County Sheriffs Office completed its investigation into the accident which killed Jennifer Simson, age 34, last February 25, in a parking lot…

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Ex-Yankee Star's Widow Losses Wrongful Death Suit

By Leland Williams On May 24, 2011 In Airplane Crash, Product Liability, Wrongful Death

Thirty-four year old, former NY Yankee star pitcher Cory Lidle, and his flight instructor, lost their lives in October, 2006, when the small plane they…

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Walworth Man's Death at Construction Site Under Lake Ontario Subject of OSHA Investigation

By Leland Williams On Apr 14, 2011 In Workplace Accidents, Wrongful Death

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, will investigate the April 11, 2011, death of Thomas W. Means, a construction worker, who was killed…

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Teen Struck Dead by Garbage Truck in Newark, NY

By Leland Williams On Mar 31, 2011 In Wrongful Death

It was dark on March 29, 2011, when the refuse hauling truck turned right at the busy intersection of East Avenue and East Union Street, Newark.The driver…

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Pittsford Snowplow Fatality II: Accident Remains Under Investigation

By Leland Williams On Mar 30, 2011 In Government Liability, Violation of Safety Measure(s), Wrongful Death

In a March 30, 2011, article Sheriff's inquiry continues into death of Jennifer Simson, the Democrat & Chronicle reported that the Monroe County Sheriffs…

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Riga Snowmobile-Car Crash Fatality: Driver Asleep At the Wheel?

By Leland Williams On Mar 2, 2011 In Auto Accidents, Sports Deaths, Wrongful Death

Saturday's Democrat & Chronicle reported "Snowmobiler Killed in Riga". The accident happened on Thursday night, February 10, 2011, at about 10:00,…

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Pittsford Snowplow Fatality: Accident Is Still Under Investigation

By Leland Williams On Mar 1, 2011 In Government Liability, Premises Liability, Violation of Safety Measure(s), Wrongful Death

Along with her husband and three children aged 4 and under, family and friends, the community at large mourns the death of Jennifer Simson, struck and…

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Were NYC Blizzard Deaths "Wrongful" for Delayed 911 Response?

By Leland Williams On Feb 8, 2011 In Government Liability, Wrongful Death

Over 225 individuals have notified the City of New York of their intentions to file suit over blizzard-related losses, most for property issues, seven…

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Nazareth College Coed Succumbs to Crash Injuries: Driver Charged With DWI

By Leland Williams On Feb 5, 2011 In Auto Accidents, Wrongful Death

Gabrielle E. Avecedo, 21 years old, died yesterday from injuries sustained on January 22, 2011, in a car accident, in which all four Nazareth student…

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Wrongful Death Allegedly Caused by Contaminated Celery

By Leland Williams On Jan 26, 2011 In Product Liability, Violation of Safety Measure(s), Wrongful Death

The family of a Texas man has filed suit in the U.S. District Court in San Antonio, claiming that he died in June, 2010, as a result of ingesting celery…

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Juvenile Airplane Stowaway Fatality: Airport Security Responsible?

By Leland Williams On Jan 19, 2011 In Frivolous Lawsuits, Wrongful Death

In an unusual case, the shirtless and shoeless body of a young man was found on a street in Milton, MA, a suburb of Boston, on November 15, 2010. He had…

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Home-Invader Widow Drops Suit For Wrongful Death

By Leland Williams On Jan 18, 2011 In Crime Victims, Frivolous Lawsuits, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death

On January 17, 2011, the widow of the man who drunkenly intruded into the wrong house in suburban Buffalo during early morning hours and was shot dead,…

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Home-Invader Widow Sues Amherst Home Owner For Wrongful Death

By Leland Williams On Jan 17, 2011 In Crime Victims, Frivolous Lawsuits, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death

At 1:30 a.m. on March 28, 2010, a drunk 31 year-old elementary school teacher from Albany, NY, intruded into the wrong house on the street where he was…

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Child Born After Father's Death Can Sue For Wrongful Death

By Leland Williams On Jan 7, 2011 In Wrongful Death

In Seaton v. County of Suffolk, decided late last November, a New York appeals court ruled that a baby born after his father died was a proper wrongful…

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Rutgers Not Responsible for Clementi's Suicide

By Leland Williams On Jan 4, 2011 In Student Suicides, Wrongful Death

The tragic death of Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutgers, made headlines world-wide last September, when he leaped from the George Washington Bridge,…

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Massachusetts Jury Cigarette Verdict: Damages for Seducing Youth

By Leland Williams On Dec 22, 2010 In Product Liability, Punitive Damages, Wrongful Death

A Suffolk Superior Court (Boston) jury awarded $71 million in compensatory damages and $81 million in punitive damages, in a wrongful death case decided…

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