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.
George A. Weikum Killed on Motorcycle by Suspected Drunk Driver in Plainfield, Illinois
According to local news reports, a man was killed in a rollover accident
with a suspected drunk driver in Plainfield, Illinois. The accident
occurred Saturday, October 8 when 58-year-old George A. Weikum was
struck on his motorcycle by alleged drunk driver David C. Dietrich, 32.
Plainfield police believe the man lost control of his vehicle, struck
the center median, and rolled into oncoming traffic when he hit Weikum's
motorcycle. Police continue to investigate the accident.
Commentary Some of
the other news feeds mention the alleged drunk driver was uninsured at
the time of the accident. Many believe that when an accident is the
fault of an uninsured motorist, there is no element of recourse. That is
certainly not the case, but more to that in a bit. A third
party investigation is needed to recreate the accident and determine
liability. The police reports will confirm or deny the man's
intoxication, while the investigation should be considered when
understanding the events before the collision, and their ramifications
for the victim's survivors. The estates of faulted drivers can sometimes
be included in a wrongful death claim, but there is another possible
outlet for compensation. If the police reports confirm
intoxication, and the investigation finds a bar or restaurant was
visited before the crash, that entity could be included in a claim. The
state of Illinois, like other states around the nation, understands that
drunk driving is becoming a serious problem. One of the causes
(certainly not the only cause) of these accidents are alcohol-serving
establishments that value a profit over patron safety. Illinois dram
shop laws could find a bar partially liable in an accident if a guest
was found to be served past the point of investigation. This can be
ruled a negligent act as intoxicated persons, by definition, do not make
the same coherent decisions a sober person makes. It should
also be said that these dram shop laws many states have in place do not
remove liability from a drunk driver, but rather identify other parties
who may be at fault in the accident. Again, this is done in an effort to
slow down (and hopefully one day stop) one of the causes of these
events.
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