Wrongful death lawsuit filed against former Franklin County Sheriff Ewell Hunt - www.roanoke.comThe suit contends that Ewell Hunt and two deputies failed to protect Chad English. Ewell Hunt, the former Franklin County sheriff, and two of his deputies failed to heed an informant's tip that might have prevented the murder of a 19-year-old man, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Mayo Clinic wrongful death trial beginsA 13-year-old girl's death after surgery at Saint Marys Hospital in 2009 is at issue in a wrongful death trial that started Monday, May 14, in Olmsted County District Court.
Pedestrian Francisco Reyes Killed by Alleged Hit-and-Run driver John David Wright in Dallas County, Texas
According to the local news reports, a 17-year-old was struck and killed near a service road in Dallas County, Texas. Police say the Francisco Reyes was hit around 2 a.m. Sunday, August 14 in the 3100 block of State Highway 183, along the service road. The driver, 29-year-old John David Wright has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Dallas County officials continue to investigate the accident.
Commentary In my experience, hit-and-run drivers typically have something else to hide, beyond just the accident. My firm has litigated dozens of cases where the driver fled as a result of an intoxicant or narcotic in their system. A third party investigation is needed to determine liability in this accident. Certainly I do not want to implicate anyone any further than the actual accident, but the timing and details of the accident suggest the investigation should shore up this line of thinking. I am obviously speculating, and maybe none of this applicable, but this is why I typically include in my blogging the need for an investigation. Especially in accidents where a person is killed, multiple accounts and theories of liability emerge, each particularly relevant in wrongful death claims.
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