Personal injury lawsuits are filed by individuals or their representatives who are injured due to the negligence of another person. The most common personal injury cases include automobile accidents, slip and fall, assault and battery, medical malpractice and product liability. Injuries may be either…
If someone who suffers from a personal injury dies, their heirs may recover damages through a lawsuit. Much depends upon whether a person dies as a result of the injuries or dies from unrelated causes. If a person injured in an accident subsequently dies because of those injuries, that person’s heirs may recover money through the courts via a lawsuit. Each state has laws permitting an action when one party causes the wrongful death of another.
Jordan Hecht, a personal-injury attorney retained by Mr. Damour’s three sisters, said Wal-Mart didn’t have enough security guards at the Long Island store and the staff wasn’t properly trained. “Hundreds of stores around the country have these kinds of sales, but a tragedy only happens if you don’t prepare,” Mr. Hecht said. “You need to have people line up in a queue in an orderly fashion, with people giving them updates.”
The family of a 47 year old Maryland lawyer who died as a result of misdiagnosed skin cancer, has been awarded $5.8 million in a medical malpractice lawsuits.