On December 28, 2007 just after 3:00 am Jim Leyritz was driving his car after spending the night celebrating his 44th birthday. He entered the intersection at a red light and struck another vehicle. The woman driving was thrown from the vehicle and died. She was a 30 year old wife and mother of two.

Both parties had been drinking at the time of the accident, but a judge ruled that the woman’s conduct and state of mind were not relevant to the issue of whether she had the red or green light.

Leyritz, who played for the New York Yankees from 1990 to 1996 and parts of the 1999-2000 season is most known for his three-run home run in the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves.

The wrongful death case settled with the ruling resulting in $250,000 in an initial lump sum and then $1,000 being paid each month starting April 15, 2011.

If you have lost a loved one to a wrongful death our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers can help you. Call 800.637.8170 to request your free copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book and schedule your free consultation.

Source: Cnn.com

A woman was killed at the Salt Lake City International Airport recently. She was walking in the crosswalk toward the car rental area when she was struck by a vehicle. The wrongful death claim says that the driver of the vehicle was negligent and that aiprot officials ignored the dangerous traffic situation. Previous to this incident an airport employee had warned the airport about the dangerous traffic situation. The complaint also states that the airport chose to ignore this warning and therefore they are at fault for the incident that occured.

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

The widow of Jeffery Levine is suing Toyota Motor Corp. and a Toyota dealership because of the December car crash that ended the life of her husband. Jeffrey Levine was driving home from work on the highway when the gas pedal of his company car, a 2009 Toyota Tacoma, became lodged under the floor mat. This caused the vehicle to accelerate to speeds over 90 mph. His vehicle crashed into a motor home and the went off the road. Because of the position of Mr. Levine’s body at the time of his death, it can be proven that he was trying to dislodge the accelerator at the time of the accident.

The recall of the floor mats came to the US about a month after Mr. Levine’s death and was in Europe previous to this. Only a month earlier the vehicle had been inspected at a Toyota dealership and they did  not fix  the problem even though they knew about the recall in Europe.

If you have lost a loved one to a wrongful death call 800.637.8170 to request your free copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book and to scedule your free consultation.

To see the original article go to: http://www.jerebeasleyreport.com/2010/09/floor-mat-said-to-have-caused-crash/

A recent topic covered by 13 ABC finds that a woman from Muncie, Indiana is found guilty to felony charges of neglect and obstruction of justice. Her sentencing will be on September 28th. This case was tried in Delaware County.

Fourty three year old Tina Byrd was arrested in January a week after a child in her care died. Four month old Matthew Cheng was found unresponsive in his crib, while only thrity minutes before video surveillance  shows that Byrd was out shopping.

This is not the first child to die under Byrd’s care. Only eleven weeks prior to Michael’s death a nine week old child also died. In both cases the coroner ruled that it was “sudden unexpexted infant death.” There were no charges or arrests made in the first death though.

These cases are very tragic. Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers are experienced in these kinds of cases and prepared to work to get the best settlement.

If you have lost a loved one call 800.637.8170 to request your free copy of “The Ohio Wrongful Death Book.”

Under this category,  Toledo, Ohio fatal accident beneficiaries can seek financial compensation for the inheritance they might have received from the decedent had the decedent lived a normal lifespan.