Wrongful Death

• Wrongful Death By Sales Promotion Contest

  Bob Carroll | January 15, 2007 6:40 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Promotions sometimes get a little out of hand. We have seen the huge pileup that occurs when wads of money are dropped from the balcony onto the crowd below. And, the mad dash when the doors are flung open for the midnight sale. But, this promotion was dumb, dumb, dumb. Woman Dies after Water Drinking ContestDid this radio station not consider the implications of their stunt? Via...

• Nurse Charged Criminally For Causing Death Of Pregnant Patient

  Bob Carroll | November 19, 2006 7:21 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  You be the judge.Did this nurse cross the line between a breach of the standard of care and criminal misconduct? Former St. Mary's nurse charged in death of patient Nursing and hospital officials were outraged Thursday after the state filed a felony charge against the nurse whose medication error caused the death of a teenager at St. Mary's Hospital in July.It's the first time a health- care...

• Balloons Pose Special Dangers For Children

  Bob Carroll | September 15, 2006 8:03 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Balloons and children. They seem to attract each other. There is a need for special care, however.According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, inhaling an uninflated balloon or pieces of a broken balloon is one of the leading causes of child suffocation death. KidSafe brings us this warning about the unique dangers of balloons and children. A small child can accidentally suck a balloon...

• On Fathers' Day - Meet The President Of MADD

  Bob Carroll | June 18, 2006 5:05 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  It's Fathers' Day. A perfect day for a special salute to the national president of MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving. What makes him different? Read his story from the Arizona Daily Star.Glynn Birch's life is split in two. There is the life he had before his 21-month-old son, Courtney, was killed by a drunken driver 18 years ago. And there is the life that has evolved since, which he often...

• Botched Airplane Engine Repairs Proven In Florida Trial

  Bob Carroll | February 15, 2006 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A verdict has been rendered in a wrongful death lawsuit involving allegations of improper repairs to an airplane engine. A widow and her seven children will receive $4 million according to a summary posted by NewsInferno. Certified Engines Unlimited, Inc. was ordered to pay for negligently "failing to properly inspect, service and repair the aircraft, and for failing to warn the pilot and...

• Arrest Causes Miscarriage

  Bob Carroll | February 01, 2007 5:46 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Police officers and jailers must hear a lot of excuses. But, some excuses should make them take notice. For example, a pregnant woman who claims to be bleeding and on the way to the hospital should not be ignored. Woman: Cops Ignored Pleas for Help at Arrest, Baby Died Next DayA woman whose premature baby died the day after she was arrested has sued the Kansas City Police Department and two...

• The Hidden Defibrillator That Could Have Saved A Child's Life

  Bob Carroll | February 01, 2007 5:30 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  What good is a first aid kit if nobody is trained to use it in an emergency? Worse, what good is it if kept hidden in a closet? A wrongful death lawsuit in Florida is asking similar questions about an automatic external defibrillator which could have saved a 12-year-old boy's life.Indian River County school district sued over boy's deathINDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- The parents of a 12-year-old boy...

• Let Me Count The Ways Mistakes Killed The Comair Passengers

  Bob Carroll | January 21, 2007 6:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The causes of airplane crashes are rarely singular. They tend to be combinations of multiple errors and defects. This story from Kentucky.com shows just some of the individual causes that came together in Lexington to take the lives of 49 people.Attorneys say revelations in crash investigation help lawsuitsThe plane crashed on takeoff from Lexington's Blue Grass Airport after the pilots taxied...

• The Glove Compartment Is Not A Gun Safe

  Bob Carroll | January 19, 2007 6:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Firearms and children continue to find each other. And, the combination is deadly.Six year old finds gun in glove compartmentA six-year old Chicago boy, Jaylen Parker, died at the University of Chicago Hospital after shooting himself in a car belonging to his grandmother, a 17-year Cook County correctional officer, while she was retrieving the boy's younger brother from the Mighty God Christian...

• Motorcycle Safety Mission Of Clearwater Mother

  Bob Carroll | October 05, 2006 8:23 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Clearwater woman has suffered the tragic death of her son in a motorcycle crash and is doing her best to save the lives of other motorcyclists. Mom on a mission to promote motorcycle safety Clearwater, Florida - As Diane Pearson watches cars whiz by on McMullen Booth Road, the scene revs up her fears.In May of last year, Pearson's 31-year-old son Gene died in a motorcycle crash. While going...