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Government Liability

World War II Vet Freezes to Death: $.5 Million Settlement

By Leland Williams On Dec 5, 2011 In Government Liability, Wrongful Death

In January, 2007 Marvin E. Schur, age 93, froze to death when the Bay City Electric Light & Power and Bay City, MI itself, limited his electric usage…

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Norfolk, VA: Sanitation Worker Compacted by Own Truck

By Leland Williams On Dec 1, 2011 In Government Liability, Unusual Deaths, Violation of Safety Measure(s), Workplace Accidents, Wrongful Death

A 51 year-old man was crushed to death when he climbed in the back hopper of a Heil Formula 7000 garbage truck and attempted to clear debris which was…

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Sugarland Not Responsible for Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse

By Leland Williams On Nov 23, 2011 In Government Liability, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death

Comments attached to the Huffington Post report of a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 were uniformly critical of plaintiff lawyers who sued…

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NYT: One in Six Deaths in Group Homes Either "Unnatural" or "Unknown Cause"

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

In an article published November 6, "http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/nyregion/at-stat...">Scant Scrutiny of 1,200 Deaths in State Care", New York…

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Anthrax Death Suit Settled By Widow

By Leland Williams On Nov 3, 2011 In Crime Victims, Government Liability, Unusual Deaths, Wrongful Death

In late October, 2011, it was reported that the widow of a National Enquirer photo editor settled her $50 million lawsuit against the US government for…

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Bear Kills Boy At Campsite: U.S. and Utah Courts Reach Opposite Results

By Leland Williams On Oct 31, 2011 In Government Liability, Premises Liability, Unusual Deaths, Wrongful Death

When the family of Samuel Ives, 11, set up their campsite in a remote area of the Uinta National Forest, they did not know that earlier that same day,…

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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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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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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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Feds to Investigate "California 200" Fatal Off-road Race

By Leland Williams On Aug 26, 2010 In Government Liability, Premises Liability, Sports Deaths, Wrongful Death

The Bureau of Land Management, which owns the Mojave Desert lands where the fatal road race occurred will investigate whether the race promoter kept its…

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Sean Bell $3.25 Million WD Settlement in Police Shooting

By Leland Williams On Aug 16, 2010 In Government Liability, Wrongful Death

The facts of the Sean Bell wrongful death case are especially compelling. An unarmed Mr. Bell was gunned down on a street in Queens by police officers…

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"EMRG" Plane Crash Confusion - Government "Discretionary Function"?

By Leland Williams On Jun 24, 2010 In Airplane Crash, Government Liability, Wrongful Death

What if your husband, a pilot, crashed in his single-engine plane, crawled from the wreckage, and though badly injured, activated an emergency signal…

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Weather Buoy Broken - Fishermen Perish - US Not Liable Under FTCA

By Leland Williams On Jun 18, 2010 In Government Liability, Wrongful Death

I first read this case in law school. It shows the difficulty of successfully suing the US government for tort liability, including wrongful death.Brown…

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Federal Tort Claims Act - Can the U.S. Government Be Successfully Sued?

By Leland Williams On Jun 16, 2010 In Government Liability

The Federal Tort Claims Act [FTCA] is a statute enacted by the U.S. Congress, which partially waives "sovereign immunity".Under 28 U.S.C.ยง1346(b), government…

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The Sean Bell case: Fiancee as wrongful death plaintiff?

By Leland Williams On May 20, 2010 In Government Liability, Wrongful Death

A May 18, 2010, NY Daily News headline was confusing: Court date set for Sean Bell fiancee Nicole Paultre-Bell in wrongful death lawsuit How does a fiancee…

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Katrina Helicopter Rescue Fatal Fall Suit Barred

By Leland Williams On May 10, 2010 In Government Liability, Wrongful Death

In February, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower court decision in Davis, et. al. v. USA which held that…

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The Death of Phoebe Prince: Too Late for Justice

By Leland Williams On Apr 12, 2010 In Crime Victims, Government Liability, Student Suicides, Wrongful Death

It has been reported by the Northwestern (MA) District Attorney, Elizabeth Scheibel, that school officials in South Hadley High School knew of and failed…

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UAH Biology Professors Wrongful Deaths

By Leland Williams On Feb 15, 2010 In Crime Victims, Government Liability, Wrongful Death

Disappointment turned deadly at the University of Alabama Huntsville campus, during a biology faculty meeting on Saturday, February 13, 2010, when Amy…

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FDNY EMT's: Duty to Woman in Distress?

By Leland Williams On Jan 27, 2010 In Government Liability, Wrongful Death

Did the NYC Firefighters dispatch center workers have a duty to help Eutisha Rennix last December 9, as she lay on the floor of a bagel shop where she…

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