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In 1977, a resident of Singapore died in a workplace accident while working for a subsidiary of Exxon.His widow, Chick Kam Choo, sued Exxon and other defendants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, asserting claims for wrongful death under federal and state law.
The family of a Texas student who died earlier this week after he was hit by a slow-moving train as he walked to school has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad. Sergio ...
In most common law jurisdictions, there was no common law right to recover civil damages for the wrongful death of a person. [3] Under common law, a dead person cannot bring a suit (under the maxim actio personalis moritur cum persona), and this created an anomaly in which activities that resulted in a person's injury would result in civil sanction, but activities that resulted in a person's ...
Timpa's death was ruled a homicide due to "the stress of being restrained and extreme physical exertion" and toxic effects of previous cocaine use. [1] No criminal charges have been filed, but in 2021, a judge ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Timpa's family had merit and could go to trial. The civil trial concluded in September 2023 ...
A Texas judge said that a mother who has been on death row since 2008 over the death of her toddler is "actually innocent," with a decision on her release now in the hands of Texas’s Court of ...
The family of a Black man who died after a car chase with deputies accompanied by a reality television camera crew filed a lawsuit against Williamson County, Texas, where a sheriff is facing ...
In addition to the custody battle, Andreen McDonald's family pursued a civil lawsuit against Andre McDonald for her wrongful death. In 2023, the courts awarded Andreen's estate a staggering $210 million in damages, holding Andre McDonald responsible for the loss and suffering he caused. [25] [26]
A federal wrongful death lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Topeka police used excessive force in October 2022 when they fired 34 gunshots at Topekan Taylor Lowery, 33, killing him in the Kwik Shop ...