Wrongful Death

• Boat Collision Kills Visitor

  Bob Carroll | January 31, 2006 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Tampa Bay highways are becoming a congested nightmare for motorists. Crashes are becoming more and more frequent. Unfortunately, our increased population and large number of visitors are causing the waterways of Tampa Bay to become more dangerous, too. Special care needs to be taken by all boat operators to avoid collisions and dangerous situations, especially where there is congestion. ...

• Stealing Gas Leads To Auto Collision Which Leads To Pain Medication Which Leads To Wrongful Death

  Bob Carroll | January 19, 2006 5:19 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The trail that lawyers for injured victims must take to obtain just compensation is sometimes difficult, complicated and long. I have to commend the excellent work of Plaintiff's counsel in one Florida Wrongful Death case. The case, DAVIS v. BRUHASPATI, INC., 1D05-2378 (Fla.App. 1 Dist. 2005), is the subject of an appellate court opinion - excerpts are below. Carter is the bad guy who stole...

• Young Female Athlete Dies While Cheerleading

  Bob Carroll | January 12, 2006 5:49 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Would you care to guess which sport is the most dangerous for young women? Last summer's death of 14-year-old Ashley Burns illustrates why cheerleading, with all of its highflying, acrobatic, crowd-pleasing stunts, is the most dangerous sport of all for young women. Full article at Boston.com.

• School Board Admits Bus Driver Negligence In Death Of 8-Year-Old Student

  Bob Carroll | January 07, 2006 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Our entire communiity was sickened last year when Brooke Ingoldsby, an 8-year-old student was killed after being dropped off by her school bus driver at a dangerous intersection instead of her usual bus stop. The St. Pete Times is reporting today that Pinellas school officials have formally admitted negligence on the part of the district bus driver. A mediation is being scheduled in the hopes...

• Boy Dies At Florida Boot Camp For Juvenile Offenders

  Bob Carroll | January 07, 2006 1:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The punishment did not fit the crime for a boy at boot camp. Was he restrained to death?PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 14-year-old boy died Friday after officials said he had to be restrained by guards when he became uncooperative during the admission process at a boot camp for juvenile offenders.Anderson had just arrived at the Panama City camp Thursday and was doing push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and...

• Hit And Run Driver Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Bob Carroll | January 05, 2006 6:15 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Justice inches forward in both civil and criminal court in a case involving the death of a pedestrian on U.S. 19. Two years after fleeing the scene of a deadly crash, a 30-year-old Port Richey man has pleaded guilty and faces 10 years of probation. The man also faces a lawsuit from the estate of the man who died in the crash.Dec. 23, 2003, just after 2 a.m., Shane Darren Sandau was driving a...

• A Christmas Eve Suicide In The Pinellas County Jail

  Bob Carroll | December 28, 2005 5:08 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Should this suicide have been prevented? Juvenal Hernandez Flores, 28, of 2903 Forestbrook Drive, Charlotte, N.C., was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Thursday. He was being held on charges of failing to appear in court and driving without a driver's license. A Sheriff's Office report notes Flores made suicidal statements while he was being booked. It appears he was recognized as a...

• Blog Confession In DUI Death

  Bob Carroll | December 20, 2005 4:52 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Confession may be good for the soul but not necessarily on your blog. A Florida teenager, who admitted in his online journal that he caused an accident which killed his best friend, has pleaded guilty to DUI-manslaughter. Blake Ranking was a passenger in the back seat of a car that crashed Oct. 3, 2004, fatally injuring Jason Coker, 17, and seriously injuring Nicole Robinette. Why was he...

• Big Thunder Railroad Death Brings Big Admission From Disney

  Bob Carroll | December 04, 2005 4:52 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Big is a word that describes much of Disneyland and Disney World. In a big departure from normal business practice Disney has admitted that poor maintenance of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride caused the death of its guest, a 22 year-old man. According to an article posted on SignOnSanDiego.com Disney has agreed to settle the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of the deceased...

• Widow Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit For $15 Million

  Bob Carroll | October 25, 2005 5:34 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The wife of Senator John Kerry (widow of Senator John Heintz) has settled her lawsuit for the wrongful death of her first husband. A total of $15 Million was paid in settlement of all claims for the death of Senator Heintz. Six others were killed in the same midair collision between a plane and a helicopter. The Associated Press reports the wife of Senator John Kerry (widow of Senator John...