The timesunion.com is reporting that the parents of a Boston College honors student who drowned last year after binge drinking at Skidmore College have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against nine Saratoga County men for allegedly supplying or buying alcohol for their underage son. The suit was filed earlier this week by Kenneth and Deanna…
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Back in December we blogged about how Florida A&M University was being sued for their role in the hazing death of one of the traveling marching band members. Now the family of the deceased student has also filed suit against the charter bus company. In November, following the school football team’s loss at the Florida…
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A Texas man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ford Motor Company following the death of his wife in a rollover accident involving one of Ford’s SUVs. Two women were headed eastbound on Highway 30 on May 30, 2010, when one of the rear tires on their 2003 Ford Expedition suddenly blew. According to…
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An industrial accident in a Texas City facility claimed the life of a 26-year-old worker last weekend. The incident occurred on Saturday, February 11, just after 10 p.m. on Dock Road in the Port of Texas City at plant owned by Dallas Group of America, Inc. According to its website, Dallas Group produces “adsorbent synthetic…
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The fallout after an accident is never easy to deal with. And for one family from Montgomery County, life has been even further complicated after a family member went into shock after seeing a toddler mauled by a dog. On a recent Saturday evening, a 23-month-old boy and his grandmother were in their home when…
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Money is of little comfort to the families of the victims of the Upper Big Branch Mine collapse that occurred in April 2010. Just over a week ago, federal prosecutors announced a $209 million settlement with the new owners of the coal mine. It is the largest workplace injury settlement that has ever been received…
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A decision made by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) three years ago may have resulted in over 400 car accidents and the tragic loss of life of one Texas man. On December 17, 2008, the TxDOT made a decision to spray the roadways with a magnesium chloride mixture to prepare the roads in anticipation…
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It is believed that a Florida A&M University (FAMU) student recently died after he was hazed by fellow students. The 26-year-old student, a drum major in the FAMU marching band, was found on the band’s bus just outside a hotel in Orlando on November 19. Earlier that day, the school’s football team had lost their…
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