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After Girl's Fatal Fall From Park Ride, Family Awarded $205M

Jury cites operator error, faulty restraints in tragedy at Colorado's Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park

(Newser) - A Colorado jury has awarded $205 million to the family of Wongel Estifanos, a 6-year-old girl who died after falling from a ride at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in 2021, reports the AP . The verdict comes four years after Wongel's relatives filed a wrongful death lawsuit over the...

Airlines, Army, FAA Face First Suit Over DC Collision

Victim's family says safety lapses led to January crash that killed 67

(Newser) - The family of Casey Crafton, who was killed in a midair collision near Reagan National Airport in January, has sued American Airlines, its affiliate PSA Airlines, the Army, and the FAA. The case, filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, accuses all of failing to follow safety protocols that...

Key to Tesla's Huge Court Loss: A Hacker in Starbucks

Washington Post recounts how the hacker uncovered data from fatal crash

(Newser) - Earlier this month, a Florida jury ordered Tesla to pay $243 million in a landmark verdict over a fatal Autopilot crash. Now the Washington Post has an extensive look at a crucial part of the plaintiffs' victory: a hacker uncovered the vehicle's electronic data from the crash, while...

Suit: He Gave Me Hot Cocoa That Ended My Pregnancy

Texas woman's complaint alleges US Marine secretly slipped her abortion pills

(Newser) - A Texas woman has filed a federal wrongful-death lawsuit against a US Marine, alleging he covertly slipped abortion pills into her drink, resulting in the loss of her pregnancy. According to the lawsuit , Liana Davis says Christopher Cooprider, 34, repeatedly urged her to terminate the pregnancy after she informed...

California's 'Shield' Law Takes On Texas' 'Heartbeat' Law

Texas man files suit against Golden State doctor who allegedly shipped abortion pills to his girlfriend

(Newser) - A Texas man is taking a new legal tack in the nation's ongoing fight over abortion pills. Jerry Rodriguez has filed a federal wrongful-death lawsuit against California physician Remy Coeytaux, alleging Coeytaux illegally mailed abortion medication to Rodriguez's girlfriend—despite California's "shield" law that protects...

The Trouble Isn't Over for Karen Read

She's now likely to be deposed amid wrongful death lawsuit

(Newser) - Moments after she was acquitted of murdering her police officer boyfriend, Karen Read addressed a crowd of hundreds of supporters gathered outside Norfolk Superior Court on Wednesday. "No one has fought harder for justice for John O'Keefe than I have and my team," she said, per MassLive...

After Taliban Killed Man Exposed in Documentary, His Widow Sues

Suit says Taliban killed Afghan mine-clearer Omar Khan after he was featured in film

(Newser) - An Emmy-winning National Geographic documentary about Afghanistan's final days under US occupation is now at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit, after a featured Afghan was identified by the Taliban and killed. The widow of the man who appeared in Retrograde has filed her complaint against the...

Wife of Murdered Doctor Must Pay Stepkids $200M

But so far, no criminal charges against Rebecca Schwartz for 2014 killing of Steven Schwartz

(Newser) - The spouse of a doctor found murdered in his Florida mansion more than a decade ago will have to open her wallet for the deceased physician's adult kids. WFLA reports that Rebecca Schwartz, 64, was ordered earlier this month by a civil court to pay her three stepchildren nearly...

Suit: Man Suffered Fatal Head Trauma on Six Flags Coaster

Christopher Hawley, 22, collapsed immediately after his X2 ride at Magic Mountain, family says

(Newser) - A California mom purchased tickets for her two sons to "have a fun day" at Six Flags Magic Mountain that proved fatal for one. Christopher Hawley, 22, suffered fatal head trauma on the popular X2 roller coaster, which promises to "keep your mind in full thrust," according...

Suit on Ohio Train Derailment: 'Our Clients Want Truth'

Complaint against Norfolk Southern alleges people died as a result of 2023 disaster in East Palestine

(Newser) - A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died due to the disastrous 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has been filed ahead of Monday's second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation. On Monday, Vice President JD Vance...

Family Sues Prison Guards Over Fatal Beating

Richard Brooks was 'systematically and casually' attacked, his son says

(Newser) - The son of an inmate who died after a prolonged beating by New York state prison guards said in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that his father's attackers "systematically and casually beat him to death" in a correctional system that tolerates violence. Robert Brooks, 43, died on Dec....

Parents of Teen Who Died in Fall From Ride Awarded $310M

14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death from ride in Orlando's ICON Park

(Newser) - The parents of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who fell 100 feet to his death from a ride in Orlando's ICON Park in 2022 have been awarded $310 million by a jury. The verdict against Austrian ride manufacturer Funtime Handels GmbH came after just an hour of deliberations, NBC News...

Suit: 'Daenerys Targaryen' Coaxed Teen to Kill Himself

Mom files complaint against Character.ai for 'predatory' chatbot she says led to death of son

(Newser) - The same website that hosted a chatbot imitating a murdered teenager hosted another that manipulated a 14-year-old boy into killing himself, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Florida. The boy's mother, Megan Garcia, is suing Character.ai for negligence, wrongful death, and deceptive trade practices. "A dangerous...

Panera Settles Lemonade Suit With Family of Dead Student

Chain reaches deal with family of Sarah Katz; terms have not been released

(Newser) - Days before a trial was to begin, Panera has settled a wrongful death lawsuit alleging a University of Pennsylvania student died within hours of drinking its Charged Lemonade. In the first of four lawsuits Panera has faced over the highly caffeinated beverage, parents of 21-year-old Sarah Katz said their daughter,...

Man's Free Disney+ Trial Now a Headache After Wife's Death

Company says man whose wife died after eating at restaurant agreed in streaming contract not to sue

(Newser) - A widower suing the Walt Disney Co. over his wife's death in a restaurant at one of the company's Florida entertainment complexes has discovered there's a wrench in his complaint—all because he took advantage years earlier of a free trial of the Disney+ streaming service.
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Florida Cops Allegedly Bust Into Wrong Home, Kill US Airman

Ben Crump, who is representing the family, wants bodycam video released

(Newser) - Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old US Air Force airman, was alone in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, around 4:30pm on Friday when someone knocked on his door. Shortly after, he was dead. A woman who was on a FaceTime call with Fortson at the time says he...

On Eve of Jury Selection, 9 of 10 Astroworld Suits Settle

Only 1 wrongful death action remains in deadly 2021 Travis Scott concert

(Newser) - Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after the deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week, an attorney said Wednesday. Jury selection had been set to begin Tuesday in the wrongful death lawsuit filed...

Simpson Executor Wants Goldmans to Receive 'Zero'

Families of Nicole Brown, Ron Goldman won $33.5 million years ago

(Newser) - The executor of OJ Simpson's estate said he wants the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman to receive none of the $33.5 million they were awarded decades ago. Malcolm LaVergne singled out the Goldman family in comments to the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Friday. "It'...

Suit: Woman Given Mislabeled Stem Cells Died Horrifically

Wrongful death lawsuit tells of leukemia patient's agonizing final year

(Newser) - Elizabeth Aloisio hoped the stem cell transplant would aid her recovery from leukemia. Instead, it slowly killed her, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court, which claims the Queens resident received stem cells from an "incompatible donor" due to a "labeling...

Husband of Rioter Fatally Shot on Jan. 6 Files Suit

$30M wrongful death complaint against government was filed by Aaron Babbitt, spouse of Ashli Babbitt

(Newser) - Saturday marks the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol, and it was preceded by the husband of a rioter shot dead by police filing a wrongful death suit. The Hill reports the $30 million complaint was filed Thursday by conservative activist group Judicial Watch on...

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