A car was driving down I-64 in Norfolk, VA when it started to have trouble with its tire. The vehicle  was forced to slow down to 25 mph. A tractor-trailor that was driving behind it failed to see this vehicle slow down and rear ended the car. Both vehicles caught fire and the young man, who was a passenger in the car, died.

The defense tried to argue that the vehicle in front of the truck driver did not have their hazards on even though they were driving at a very slow speed. They stated that this put the driver of the car at fault instead of the truck driver.

In return the plaintiffs argued that the truck driver had not been adequately treating his diabetes. They won the case and were awarded $3.5 million in settlement.

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The statistics show that the main cause of wrongful death suits is a result of faulty equipment. The reason behind these may be design defects, in the manufacturing of the product, negligent maintenance or negligent equipment operation.

An example of a case involving faulty equipment occurred in 2003 and included a city park employee and a lawn mower. As a worker and operator of the lawn mower he had a right to expect that the mower would operate properly. In reality the mower had a defective parking brake. This caused the cable to corrode and break event though it was supposed to be covered in vinyl. The worker shut down the machine and got off. After he got off, the lawn mower started to roll away. In trying to stop the 6,000 pound machine he was run over. He died as a result of this accident.

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Portia Gray, the mother of the deceased Ra’Sean Gray, has filed a lawsuit against Bayer CropScience Institute for the wrongful death of her son.

Ra’Sean was a student at West Virginia University. In August of 2008 there was an explosion at Bayer which is near The University. That night there was a shelter-in-place order which told people to remain indoors. Mr. Gray did as he was instructed until they were given the clearace. When he went back to his dorm room after the order was lifted he found that his window was open and dust or soot was covering his room. He also stated that there was a foul smelling odor in his room.

 Ra’Sean had notified  The University several times after the incident and made at least one request for them to clean it. After the incident, on September 17 Mr. Gray made a trip to the ER because he was having trouble breathing. They treated and then released him. The next day he was admitted again and he died while in the hospital.

The wrongful death suit claims that Bayer failed to maintain its plant in a reasonably safe condition and failed to notify the public of the release of hazardous chemicals. The air monitors, which are designed to go off when hazardous chemicals are released into the air, were out of service the day the explosion happened.

Also named as co-defendants are The University of West Virginia and th State Board of Education because they were negligent in responding to Gray’s request.

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The father of Michael Jackson has refiled a wrongful death suit against the doctor of his late son. In a seperate criminal matter the doctor, Conrad Murray, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Joe Jackson claims that there is still “much to discover” about Michael’s death, but that the main complaint against the doctor is the unhealthy administration of the drug propofol. Coroner’s blame Jackson’s death on the intoxication from this drug. Joe Jackson also claims that the pharmacy involved sold Dr. Murray excessive quantities of the drug, which is usually only used in a hospital setting.

Initial action on the case happened on June 25, the anniversary of Michael’s death, but a judge ruled that it should be filed in state court rather than federal court. The refiling occured on December 1, 2010.

Dr. Murray administered the drug to Jackson on the day that he died but claimed that it was to help him sleep and that he did not do anything wrong in the process.

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