In Baltimore, Maryland the closing arguments have begun for a wrongful death trial. The trial revolves around a murder that happened on an inmate bus in the state of Maryland.

Prison inmates were being transported from one location to another when an inmate was brutally killed by another inmate. The parents of the inmate that was murdered are claiming negligence by the state. According to them, there were five officers on the bus that did nothing to stop the attack from occurring. The inmate officially died from being strangled.

The plaintiffs are looking to make $21 million from the outcome of this wrongful death suit.

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A massive cantaloupe recall has been linked to strains of the listeria bacteria which has left as many as 15 dead.

The recall was made by the Food and Drug Administration and was directed towards the Rocky Mountain Cantaloupe from Jensen Farms located in Holly, Colorado. As of now, 84 people have been affected by this outbreak across 19 states.

The outbreaks have been almost impossible to contain due to the fact that those affected by listeria can seem to have recuperated from the disease only to be struck again with more devastating results.

The wrongful death lawsuits are being filed by the families of the victims and are being directed towards Jensen Farms and Wal-Mart, a distributor of the produce.

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 family in Boston was the last to complete a wrongful death lawsuit relating to the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001.

The victim of the attack was on board the United Airlines Flight 175 when it was flown into the World Trade Center. The lawsuit was centered around airport security, that the defendants believed wasn’t strong enough, at the Logan International Airport where both of the flights that ultimately crashed into the twin towers took off from.

Out of the almost 3,000 casualties of the attacks, this Boston family fought the longest and hardest to keep their case circulating in the court system.

The family is drained and overwhelmed at the close of this case.

The case was settled for an undisclosed amount.

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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the wife of a man who died from a methadone overdose in a West Virginia hospital.

Joseph Connolly had a history of overdosing on alcohol, Ambien, and Xanax, and was admitted to the emergency room at Potomac Valley Hospital on June 8th for treatment. He died five days later after overdosing on methadone that was given to him by his physicians.

According to the lawsuit, Connolly’s physician prescribed 40 mg of methadone after he believed his patient was already taking 50 mg of methadone twice a day. When Connolly was transferred to Chestnut Ridge Hospital, his physician there gave him another dosage.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Monogalia Circuit Court last month by Connolly’s wife, claimed that his death was due to respiratory and cardiac arrest following a methadone overdose. Connolly’s wife believes the physicians’ negligent care is to blame for her husband’s death, since his lab work showed that he was actually not on methadone at the time he was admitted.

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

A jury in Florida returned a $10 million verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the University of Central Florida’s Athletic Association.

The wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the Univeristy’s Atheletic Association by the parents of Ereck Plancher. Plancher collapsed and died following conditioning drills at the school’s football complex in March 2008. During the trial, Orange County Medical Examiner Joshua Stephany and three experts hired by Plancher’s family testified he died from complications of a sickle cell trait.

The lawsuit claimed school officials, who knew of Plancher’s sickle cell trait, were negligent by forcing the player to complete overly-strenuous practice drills.

The attorney for the Plancher family, Steve Yerrid, says the verdict sends a message that the welfare of student athletes should be at the top of any football program.

University of Central Florida spokesman Grant Hetson says the football program mourns Plancher’s death, but the athletic association will appeal the verdict.

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