Wrongful Death

• POLICE MAY BE LIABLE FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR NEGLIGENCE

  Brent Adams | May 18, 2008 5:00 AM | 1 CommentFayetteville, NC

  The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled that the mother of a 17-year-old daughter murdered by the mother’s husband could pursue a punitive damages claim against police officers for failure to make an arrest and failure to warn the mother that her husband was still on the loose.

• College Sued For Alcohol Related Death Of Student

  Brent Adams | August 23, 2009 10:12 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  In Utah, there has been a recent death that has been related to drinking on a college campus. In this event the family of the young college student is actually suing the school for wrongful...

• Manufacturer of Defective Child Seat Ordered to Pay $10.4 Million

  Brent Adams | October 10, 2007 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  In July of 2000, 4-month-old Tyler Malcomb, was killed when he struck his head on his car seat hard plastic shell after the seat was ejected in a roll over crash. The manufacturer of the defected car seat, Evenflo Company, before this tragedy, had considered lining the shell of the "On My Way" car seat with foam. Unfortunately, the company decided not to install this padding. Tyler might have...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Teen for Crash

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  A teenager that has been sentenced to no less than twelve years in prison for a drunken-driving wreck that killed two people last year is now facing even more legal problems in his future. He now faces two wrongful death lawsuits stemming from the parents of the couple he killed.In December, the 19-year-old pled no contest to two counts of second-degree murder in the death of Eddel, 22, and...