Wrongful Death

An almost untenable accident occurred in Riverside only two days prior to Father's Day. A car accident claimed the life of a former associate of high rank with the defense department of Laos who assisted American forces during the Vietnam War. The worst part of the tragedy is that the 69-year-old man died at the hands of his 37-year-old daughter, who had been drinking and arguing with her family members at their home on Bush...

Police officers often face situations in which they're confronted with decisions about using deadly force. If one of those decisions results in a fatality, their judgment may be questioned and they may even be faced with a wrongful death claim. That happened with a former BART officer who fatally shot a 22-year-old on New Year's Day 2009. The former officer gave testimony with regard to the shooting in a federal court on Wednesday. While on...

The widow of a man who reportedly died outside of a California Veterans Administration hospital is suing the federal government, claiming that her husband was beaten to death by police. The wrongful death claim relates to an incident that occurred in May 2011, after the man was reportedly brutalized by police working at the VA facility in Loma Linda. Official reports show that the 65-year-old victim waited for four hours at the hospital without being...

A California construction worker is dead after falling from a bridge over the 91 Freeway on May 18. The man reportedly fell during the early morning hours as he was participating in demolition activities. Official reports show that the preventable death occurred when a portion of the railroad bridge buckled from beneath the 59-year-old victim. The accident caused traffic to be obstructed in both directions on that road for several hours in the Riverside area....

Famous actor Paul Walker and his friend died in a fiery wreck in November 2013. Now, the other man's wife is seeking financial compensation from Porsche, claiming that design flaws in his vehicle caused the pair to perish in the tragic crash. The woman is seeking compensation through a wrongful death suit against the high-end automaker. The victim in this case was reportedly a trained race car driver who would have known how to handle...