A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the NFL on behalf of the former NFL player, Dave Duerson. The family of Duerson is claiming that the NFL covered up the harmful effects of concussions, thus leading to Duerson developing irreversible brain damage.

Dave Duerson died after he shot himself in the chest in February 2011. His autopsy showed that Duerson was suffering from advanced brain damage, which directly affected his untimely death. His family believes that the NFL purposely covered up the harmful side effects of Duerson’s concussions during his career as a football player, as well as after his career had ended.

The lawsuit was filed by Duerson’s son, as well as three other children. They also name Riddell Inc., the helmet manufacturing company, as a defendant in the wrongful death lawsuit. Their helmets were not well suited for the professional sport they were used in, and allegedly led to the increased risk of concussions on the field.

A Missouri jury has sided with the plaintiffs in a wrongful death lawsuit, and awarded them $1 million in damages.

A couple filed the lawsuit against their obstetrician after their daughter died in the woman’s womb before an emergency C section could be performed. The couple claim that their obstetrician didn’t react to distressed heart signals of the fetus in a fast and timely manner, and because of this negligence the baby did not survive.

The jury agreed that the obstetrician was at fault for not delivering the baby in time, and failing to respond to the warning signs. They awarded the couple $1,012,541 for prior damages, as well as future damages.

If you have lost a loved one due to medical malpractice, please contact the Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today.

A 29-year-old roofer fell 42 feet to his death after he lost his balance on a motel roof in August 2009 in Pennsylvania. The man’s construction supervisor at the time of the accident has pleaded guilty for his part in his death.

The owner of the construction company received a fine of $539,000 due to a violation of safety at his company. Both the owner and the site supervisor covered up the violation. When the man fell from the roof, there was no fall protection in place. In order to avoid another violation, the man put the protective barrier in place after the worker died.

The violation was uncovered and the supervisor was charged with violating safety rules that led to the man’s death. He was sentenced to three years probation, with six months of that time being spent under house arrest.

If you have lost a family member due to the negligence of a construction company, please contact the Pennsylvania construction accident lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today.

A $5 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit has been awarded to the mother of a 16-year-old who passed away after being struck by a school bus in Buchanan County, Missouri.

The accident took place over a year ago when a 23-year-old bus driver ran over the teenager. The weather was icy and cold and the bus driver had only gone through a 30-second inspection before beginning her route. According to reports, the windows on the school bus were so iced over that the driver would open the doors of the bus at intersections in order to be able to see.

The mother of the slain teenager has been waiting for an apology and an admittance of guilt from the transportation company, First Student, Inc., and she is just glad that it has finally come. First Student, Inc. has been ordered to pay the woman $5 million in damages.

Our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends during this tough time.

The family of an Arkansas teenager has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of a tractor-trailer that hit and killed the teenager in Texas last August.

The driver, as well as his employer, will be acting as the defendants in the case. The family is claiming that the man was acting negligently when he was texting and driving just before hitting the teenager near Hooks, Texas. The lawsuit states that he dropped his phone on the floorboard of his car, and when he tried to retrieve it, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the teenager. The Arkansas teenager was outside of her vehicle because she had just been involved in another car accident and she was assessing the damage of her car.

The accident happened along Interstate 30 and the tractor-trailer driver also crashed into the other vehicle involved in the initial wreck. Three people were taken to the hospital, including the driver, to be treated for varying injuries. The teenager died at the scene. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed on Friday in East Texas.

On February 9, 2011, massive fires due to a gas explosion erupted in Allentown, Pennsylvania ruining numerous homes in the area. Several people lost their lives in the fires as well, and that is where the wrongful death lawsuits come into play.

Three separate Pennsylvania families have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the Reading company, UGI. The suits claim that the company acted negligently when looking into old and faulty gas pipes in the area where the explosion ultimately occurred and believe their negligence resulted in the deaths of their family members.

They are seeking damages under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act. The actual amount being sought in the cases have not been released publicly.

Please contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 if you need assistance with a wrongful death lawsuit.

All of the wrongful death lawsuits pertaining to the mining disaster at Upper Big Branch have been settled, according to representatives for the families. The huge West Virginia mining disaster that happened in 2010 took the lives of 29 miners.

The lawsuits were filed by the families of the deceased minors against Alpha Natural Resources, the company now held responsible for the huge mining explosion. The last 13 families agreed on settlements offered by Alpha, only after several days of conference meetings.

The families are pleased with the settlements, but they ultimately want the people who were responsible for the safety conditions of the mine to be prosecuted. The amount of the wrongful death lawsuit settlements were not made public.

If you need assistance with a wrongful death lawsuit, please contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today.

A terrible helicopter accident in Las Vegas, Nevada that occurred early in December left all passengers as well as the pilot dead.

Sundance Helicopters Incorporated is the company responsible for putting on the helicopter tour in Las Vegas, Nevada that killed five people, two couples and the pilot. The second wrongful death lawsuit in the crash has recently been filed.

The four children of one of the couples aboard the helicopter  have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Their parents were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. The damages they are looking to obtain were not specified in the filing. Earlier in the month, family members of a honeymooning couple also sought damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company.

If you are in need of assistance with a wrongful death lawsuit, please contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today.

A 42-year-old mother of three has passed away after a botched cosmetic surgery.

The Las Vegas woman was undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks when she developed a severe reaction to lidocaine and died shortly after the injection. A Colombian husband and wife were behind the botched surgery. They came from Colombia to establish an illegal medical practice in Las Vegas.

The couple is currently in jail serving time for involuntary manslaughter. The woman’s husband, as well as her children, have filed two separate wrongful death lawsuits against the surgeons, asking for upwards of $10,000 in damages for their loss.

If you are in need of assistance with a wrongful death lawsuit, please contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today.

A Staten Island plastic surgeon has been suspended from practicing after more than 40 malpractice suits have been brought against him.

The lawsuits span over a period of thirty years with multiple patients filing complaints. His botched surgeries have left individuals with loss of vision, great amounts of blood loss and massive scars.

His malpractice went unnoticed until December 2011 when the State Health Commissioner suspended the surgeon. The commissioner stated that the surgeon’s practices were an ‘imminent danger to the health of people of the state.’

If you or someone you know needs assistance with a medical malpractice lawsuit, please contact the Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today.