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.
Mariano Elias Landaverde Killed in Head-On Collision in Montgomery, Texas
According to the Montgomery County Police Reporter, one person was
killed and another injured in a head-on collision in Southeast
Montgomery, Texas. The wreck occurred around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November
15 when witnesses believe 19-year-old Zack James Stevens was operating
his Saturn Sky at a high rate of speed. Witnesses state he went to pass
vehicles on the shoulder of the highway when he struck a guardrail and
crossed into the oncoming traffic of FM 1485. The Saturn then struck the
vehicle of 40-year-old Mariano Elias Landaverde head-on, killing them
at the scene. Stevens was taken to Hermann Hospital in Houston in
critical condition.
Commentary When a fatal automobile
accident occurs from the alleged actions of another party, a third party
investigation is needed to confirm liability and develop a strategy
regarding potential civil remedies. Most realize that a civil action may
exist when an injury occurs from another party, but may not be aware of
the details of that specific action, a wrongful death suit.
To have standing in a wrongful death claim, a few elements
must exist. First, a party must be identified as liable in the accident.
Liability however, is not the only element needed. A party's actions or
inaction prior to the accident must be ruled negligent. In other words,
their behavior before the accident must be contrary to what a
reasonable would expect. Driving at a high rate of speed and on the
shoulder to pass other vehicles could prove to be contrary to this
expectation. Beyond this, a victim must have survivors who are eligible
under Texas law to file a lawsuit on their behalf, and the survivors
must be able to show in a court of law tangible economic loss from the
accident. A successful wrongful death claim can provide
survivors with damages like pain and suffering, funeral costs, and loss
of financial support the victim provided before the wreck.
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