The Manhattan district attorney’s office is reopening a case that never resulted in any arrests and never turned up a body.

Etan Patz, then 6 years old, went missing on May 25, 1979, and was never seen again. The missing person investigation launched one of the largest missing child campaigns in U.S. history, including the beginning of featuring missing children’s pictures on the back of milk cartons and, on the anniversary of Patz’s disappearance, the first National Missing Children’s Day.

Although investigators were capable of finding significant evidence against Jose Antonio Ramos, a vagrant who dated one of the boy’s babysitters, the evidence was not great enough to convict him. Ramos is currently in prison, serving a sentence of 20 years for sexually abusing a young boy.

The Patz family was able to level a civil suit against Ramos, being rewarded $2 million for the wrongful death of their son. They are optimistic that this cold case can be solved with renewed attention and new investigators.

A wrongful death is enough of a tragedy to go through. Let legal professionals help you with your case today. Contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., today by calling 610-667-7511.

A Las Vegas jury awarded the plaintiff of a malpractice suit $500 million over a case involving the distribution of a sedative that encouraged reusing syringes. The result led to an outbreak of hepatitis C, namely in that of one previous plaintiff from the since-closed Desert Shadow Endoscopy Center was awarded $5.1 million in damages. The suit was leveled against Teva Parenteral Medicines and Baxter Healthcare to provide compensation for the outbreak of the deadly virus.

Some believe that such a suit would influence the already high cost of health care, raising the price of pharmaceuticals for the average customer. Others have argued that these companies can been required to pay such high settlement amounts in lawsuits, as the companies are so large that absorbing the loss should not be a major issue passed on to consumers.

The decision stands to the appealed by Teva and Baxter.

Outbreaks of virulent viruses due to the mistakes of another create nightmarish situations for families and patients. Especially when the cause comes from reused syringes, what seems to be helping can come to destroy. Knowing your rights can protect you and your loved ones in such dire situations. In the worst cases, knowing your rights can protect your claim to compensation and peace of mind. Contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., by calling 610-667-7511 today.

The city of Camden, Penn., has agreed to pay a $2.25M settlement over the wrongful death of three boys. On June 22, 2005, three boys were reported missing, launching a police investigation that included helicopters, boats, and bloodhounds. The three boys were found deceased in the trunk of the car they were playing in.

According to the police, the first responding officer failed to sufficiently search the car itself before moving on to other possible locations. From an admission from the officer, the car itself was not searched internally.

The suit against the city charged the police department with negligence. The settlement stipulated that each family will receive $75,000 for their tragic losses.