Monthly Archives: February 2022
Families File Wrongful Deaths After Salt Mine Collapse
The widows of two miners who lost their lives in a salt mine collapse have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the salt mine company, naming one of the supervisors in the lawsuit. The widows allege that their husbands had been placed in a part of the salt mine that was prone to roof collapses… Read More »
Family Loses Wrongful Death Suit Over Tree Fall Accident
If a tree falls and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? No one knows, but if the tree remains in the street where it is struck by an oncoming motorist, who is liable for their injuries? According to a jury, they are. A wrongful death lawsuit had… Read More »
Embattled Company Peloton Faces Product Liability Suit
Peloton’s stock jumped during the pandemic when Americans were homebound and looking for ways to stay healthy. The company produces luxury fitness equipment but has faced product liability lawsuits over its treadmill after two children were injured and one died on the machine. Peloton further faced stock issues after a character died of a… Read More »
MOTORCYCLE DEATHS CONTINUE TO DEVESTATE IN TAMPA BAY
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Hillsborough County on Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The tragic news comes on the heels of reports that Hillsborough County reached its highest traffic death count ever in 2021. The motorcyclist, a 36-year-old man from Ruskin, was driving south on U.S. 301 at about… Read More »
Woman Impaled By Beach Umbrella Sues
A Pennsylvania woman was impaled when a beach umbrella caught a heavy wind and took flight. The woman was, obviously, severely injured by the incident. While the incident seems like an “Act of God,” the woman is suing everyone involved with the umbrella including the municipal government of Ocean City that operated the public… Read More »
HUGE SPIKE IN 2021 LOCAL TRAFFIC FATALITIES
Troubling news on county road safety broke into the spotlight this week when veteran reporter C.T. Bowen of the Tampa Bay Times revealed the alarming death rate on Hillsborough County roads and highways in 2021. County leaders now vow aggressive action as the body count piles up. Just how deadly of a year was… Read More »
Driver Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charges In Tesla Autopilot Accident
LA County prosecutors have filed vehicular manslaughter charges against a man who ran a red light while his Tesla vehicle was on autopilot. The ensuing crash killed two people in 2019. The driver, who was a limousine driver, has pleaded not guilty to the charges. However, legislators are becoming much more aware of autopilot… Read More »
Social Media Companies Sued Over 11-Year-Old Girl’s Suicide
Meta and Snap, the parent companies of Facebook and Instagram, are being sued by the mother of an 11-year-old girl who took her own life last year. Her mother contends that the girl was hopelessly “addicted” to social media and that is what led to her death. The lawsuit has been filed in concert… Read More »