On November 14, 2021, Kenrick Elwin McKoy, who was driving for Uber, dropped off a passenger at the airport. Mr. McKoy claims he was checking his phone’s Uber app to confirm his next passenger when he suddenly saw Joseph David Chase, Jr. on his bicycle. He was riding in the middle of the road. Mr….
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In the summer of 2017, a college student at Georgia Tech was riding his bike on a designated bike path when a trucker, who did not see him, struck him. The 22-year-old was seriously injured; he suffered a crushed skull, partial blindness, a loss of cognitive skills, and multiple fractures. A senior in the aerospace…
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Voncile Hill, 62, and her husband Melvin Hill, 74, were farmers traveling from their home to pick up a tractor part when their tire blew out. Their 2002 Ford Super Duty F-250 pickup rolled over. They did not survive the accident. Their children sued Ford and others. A jury found that Ford had sold 5.2…
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On July 3, 2021, 11-year-old Michael Jaramillo boarded a raft on Adventureland’s Raging River Ride. It overturned and Michael drowned. His family has filed suit. According to the suit, Michael; his parents, David and Sabrina; his brothers, David and Gus; and cousin Nyla Pettie were at the park to celebrate Michael’s brother’s (David) birthday. They got on the…
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On June 6, 2022, Sasha Ispahany, then 14 years old, went to an indoor trampoline park known as Urban Air. While rock climbing with one of her friends, she fell. According to the lawsuit, the lawsuit states that after Sascha climbed to the top, she “fell backward expecting the safety harness and auto-belay safety line…
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Elizabeth Quintana was driving a semi-truck on I-10. She was hauling two FedEx trailers when she slammed into a pickup truck. Marialy Venegas Morga, then 22-years-old, and her 4-year-old daughter, Ylairam Morga, were killed. Marialy’s 1-year-old son, Yahir Morga, was critically injured. Alfredo Morga, Marialy’s husband, brought suit. After hearing his emotional testimony, the jury…
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In April of 2019, a crane collapsed in a Washington neighborhood due to gusting winds. The winds were able to knock the crane over because workers prematurely removed pins that were holding the 20-foot sections together. State regulators called the incident “totally avoidable.” Two ironworkers were killed, as well as Alan Justad, 71, a former city…
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Tyre Sampson, then 14-years-old, fell to his death on an amusement park ride called the Free Fall drop tower. The ride takes riders up and then drops them nearly 400 feet at speeds that reach more than 75 mph. The commissioner of Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has been investigating whether there were…
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