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.
Rudolfo Telles Killed, Jimmy Soliz Injured in Pedestrian Accident in Amarillo, Texas
According to local reports, a 67-year-old truck driver was killed and another trucker injured in a pedestrian accident in Amarillo, Texas. The accident occurred around 8:25 a.m. Tuesday September 13 when the two drivers were talking on the side of South Lakeside Drive. A Dodge Charger approached the two, striking one of the trucks and hitting both the drivers. One of the truckers was killed, while the other was taken to a local hospital with what are thought to be non-life threatening injuries. Police have not identified any of the men involved.
Update: Police have identified the decedent as 67-year-old Rudolfo Telles. Injured was 50-year-old Jimmy Soliz. The driver has been identified as 28-year-old Willie Adams.
Commentary The news feed does not do an adequate job detailing how this accident occurred. When dealing with a fatal accident, details are everything in defining fault. A third party investigation is needed to determine liability and recreate this accident. An expert would need to decouple the drivers standing in the road with a car driver who may have been reckless in their operation. Any indication of excessive speeding or driver inattentiveness could fault the driver in a wrongful death claim. This type of fault in such a fact-specific incident is only assigned via proper reconstruction. To determine if a claim is applicable, Texas law requires certain criteria to be met. Namely, the death of the victim must be attributed to the negligent actions or inaction of a faulted party. The victim must have survivors who can file a claim, and those survivors must be able to prove economic loss has resulted because of the accident. If the elements are met, damages like funeral costs, medical bills, and loss of support the victim provided can be filed. Additionally, one survivor can claim survival damages, which allow for a claim on lost wages of the victim, loss of future earning capacity, and the victim's pain and suffering.
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