wrongful death
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The family of a 51-year-old woman who died at a Dignity Health hospital has filed a civil lawsuit alleging that her organs and tissue were harvested without legal consent, and her remains were stored improperly for months while her family searched for her as a missing person. The complaint, filed this week in Sacramento County…
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The United States government has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by a Capitol police officer during the January 6th, 2021 riot, in a rare unnegotiated settlement under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The news was highlighted this week by Georgia attorney Stephanie R. Lindsey…
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is calling on the New York Police Department to release critical evidence following the death of 17-year-old Saniyah Cheatham, who died while in police custody after being arrested for an alleged altercation with another teen. According to NYPD officials, Cheatham died by suicide. However, weeks after her death, the department…
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The family of 23-year-old nursing student Tamilore “Tami” Odunsi, who was brutally stabbed to death in April 2025, has filed a $65 million wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against a Houston property management company and a background check provider they claim failed to protect her from a dangerous living situation. Filed Monday in Harris County,…
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In August 2024, what began as a late-night drive in Baytown, Texas, turned into a heartbreaking tragedy that’s now the subject of national headlines—and a potential landmark lawsuit. Michael Sheehan, a Texas man driving a Tesla Cybertruck, was killed after his vehicle veered off the road, struck a culvert, and burst into flames. The lawsuit…
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A Texas family is suing Tesla after a tragic crash left a man trapped inside his $100,000 Cybertruck, which burst into flames. According to a news report on the incident by Chron, the wrongful death lawsuit says the truck’s high-tech design actually prevented the driver from escaping — and now the automaker is facing serious…
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The parents of a 10-year-old Florida boy who died by suicide last year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against their son’s school, alleging he was subjected to relentless bullying and humiliation by his fifth-grade teacher in the months leading up to his death. According to the lawsuit filed on April 21, 2025, Louis Johnson…
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Two young children, 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr. and 2-year-old A’millah Currie, tragically lost their lives due to carbon monoxide poisoning inside a minivan parked outside Greektown Casino on February 10, the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed. Initial reports suggested that the children may have succumbed to the freezing temperatures. However, further investigation by…
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The mother of Ramon McGhee, a man who died in custody at the Shelby County Jail, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging severe neglect by jail staff. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been retained by the family to seek justice for McGhee, who was found unresponsive in his cell at 201 Poplar on January…
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An Illinois woman, Sonya Massey, 36, was fatally shot in her home by Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson after she called 911 for help. The tragic incident occurred on July 6, when Massey reported a possible intruder in her Springfield-area home. Attorney Ben Crump, representing Massey’s family, stated that deputies Grayson and another officer…
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