A wrongful death lawsuit has been drawn up against two men who failed to use proper safety measures while boating with passengers.

A teen’s mother is devastated after being told her 19-year-old daughter Emma Nahas drowned in Lake Erie while out boating for the day due to the negligence of the boat’s intoxicated drivers.

Nahas was asked by friends to go swimming in Lake Erie where they went tubing, dancing, jet skiing, and drinking on a yacht. 36-year-old Alex Cucu and 31-year-old John Slyman neither of whom Nahas knew coordinated the party. The men were in charge of driving the boat and supplying large amounts of alcohol to the six young women on the boat; five of which were under the legal drinking age.

After drinking all day, Nahas and Slyman decided to jump in the water for a final swim to cool off. However, the boat was not properly anchored and its engine was still on allowing it to float away. The two attempted to swim to keep up with the boat but soon grew tired. Eventually other passengers on the boat attempted to

jump in and help Slyman by throwing him a life jacket until the Coast Guard could reach him.

Nahas continued to swim until she grew tired and drowned. Authorities reported that no one on the boat attempted to save her as she drowned.  The captain of the boat, Cucu, also made no attempt to look for the missing girl. The Coast Guard approached the boat and found everyone too intoxicated to drive and was forced to drive the boat back to shore.

Nahas had no previous boating experience before going on the water that day and her body was eventually washed up onshore in Euclid almost two weeks later.

Tracy Holmes Super, Nahas mother, has created a wrongful death lawsuit against the two older men who were supposed to keep the passengers safe when her daughter died. She

has filed for failure to have appropriate safety equipment on board, failure to properly secure the boat allowing it to drift away while passengers were in the water, neglect for safety of all passengers, and failure to keep proper lookout for passengers in the water for Slyman and Cucu. The U.S. Coast Guard also charged Cucu with operating a boat under the influence.

The teen’s mother is in hopes of compensation for her child’s wrongful death.

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Ralph Shafer was admitted into a nursing home in September of 2007 after suffering two strokes and exhibiting signs of dementia, hypertension and diabetes. While in the nursing home he suffered from frequent falls. Mr. Shafer broke his hip and had to undergo surgery because of one of the falls he took. The facility also failed to prevent the deterioration of a diabetic ulcer on his ankle.

Mr. Shafer died April 24, 2009. According to the civil suit he died from gangrene/osteomyelitis at the wound site and dementia. Martha Shafer, the wife of Ralph, is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.

The nursing home has a responsibility to take care of Mr. Shafer and they were negligent in doing so. If you have lost a loved one to a case like this one, you need help. Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers are here for you. They can help you work through this situation and get you the settlement you deserve.

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Fentanyl gel is 100 times stronger than morphine. The prescribed dosage is once every three days and it is administered by a patch that is placed on the skin.  A recent lawsuit filed against a nursing home involves this medicine and the improper administration of it.

The lawsuit is against Woodland Care Center in Illinois. When the nursing staff went to give a man recovering from bone cancer the medication they placed three of the Fentanyl patches on his neck at once. As a result of this medication error he went into cardiac arrest and died in the hospital 6 days later.

Nursing homes are in charge of providing complete care to the residents at their facility. The residents are more vulnerable and need to be watched. When they fail to keep them safe, they should be held responsible.

Our Toledo, Ohio nursing home wrongful death lawyers are experienced at handling these kinds of cases and will work with you to get you the settlement you deserve.

If you have lost a loved one to a Toledo, Ohio nursing home negligent wrongful death call 800.637.8170 to request your free copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book and schedule your free consultation.