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.
One Killed, One Injured in Alcohol-Related Accident in Houston, Texas
According to the Houston Chronicle, a person was killed and another
injured in a wrong-way collision in southwest Houston, Texas. The
accident occurred around 12:10 a.m. Saturday, November 5 when Houston
Police believe 50-year-old Franklin P. Canales steered into oncoming
traffic of Fondren Road. His Corolla struck a Camry with two occupants.
Both were taken to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital where the
passenger was pronounced dead. An officer with the Houston P.D.'s DWI
task force examined Canales and cited alcohol as a factor in the wreck.
Commentary Before I
speak about the alcohol link, most are probably aware that regardless
of intoxication, if a party contributed to another party's injuries or
death, they may be liable in a civil proceeding. While the police
reports will confirm or deny the alcohol allegations, a separate
investigation should be used in examining parties of influence in the
wreck, in an effort to identify relevant legal remedies moving forward.
To have standing for a wrongful death claim, a liable party's
negligent actions or inaction must have played a role in a victim's
death. Obviously this negligence determination is very fact-specific and
reveals the value of conducting an outside investigation, beyond that
of the police reports. Once that determination is made, a claim still
needs survivors of the victim who are eligible under state law to file
on the decedent's behalf, and they must be able to reveal a tangible
financial loss from the accident. Now regarding the alcohol
link, if the police's findings discover a driver who was intoxicated,
the separate investigation would then be tasked with retracing the
driver's steps prior to the wreck. Under Texas law, if a person was
found to be served past the point of intoxication at a bar or
restaurant, and then becomes involved in a wreck, that establishment may
be found partially liable in the accident. The investigation would look
at evidence like bank statements, bar tabs, or eye witness testimony to
decide where the intoxication and subsequent liability occurred. It
should be noted that a bar will never be found fully liable in a drunk
driving accident, as this would skirt fault from the driver, and at the
end of the day, employees at the bar were not driving the vehicle.
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