Help for Overdoses in Delaware

Overdose deaths are high across the nation and in Delaware.  According to the CDC web site, “Nearly 841,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. In 2019, 70,630 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States.”  This reflects an increase of more than 4% from 2018.  More than 70% of those deaths involved the
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Kobe Bryant’s Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Helicopter Operator

Kobe Bryant’s widow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that operated an S-76 helicopter that crashed last month, killing the former NBA star, the couple’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others in Calabasas, California. Vanessa Bryant filed the lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters on February 24 in Los Angeles County Superior Court,
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Georgia Jury Awards $8.6M to Parents of Stuntman Who Died on Set of AMC’s The Walking Dead

A jury in Georgia has awarded $8.6 million to the family of a stuntman who died on the set of AMC’s post-apocalyptic zombie drama The Walking Dead. On December 19, 2019, the jurors found AMC Networks’ entity, TWD 8, and its production company, Stalwart Films, negligent in the death of 33-year-old John Bernecker, who died
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Tobacco Giants Ordered to Pay $157M in Groundbreaking Same-Sex Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Two of the nation’s largest cigarette-makers must pay more than $157 million to a man whose husband died after decades of smoking, a Florida jury has found in the first same-sex wrongful death case against the tobacco industry to go to trial in the United States. A jury in Broward County entered its verdict against
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Family of Delaware Girl Who Died in School Beating Settles with School District

The relatives of a 16-year-old Delaware girl who died after being attacked in a high school bathroom have resolved a lawsuit against the school district where the assault occurred. Roger Landon of Murphy & Landon, lead attorney for the mother of Amy Joyner-Francis, told a Delaware federal judge in a November 13 letter that an
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Helping families recover after a tragic accident

A previous post on this blog discussed how the right to sue for wrongful death falls upon a deceased person’s closes relatives. After all, they are the ones who are most likely to suffer both emotionally and financially when someone dies in connection with a preventable accident caused by another person’s negligence. Some of the
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Dump truck accident kills woman

A fatal accident at a Delaware intersection left a 62-year-old woman dead at the scene of the crash. The accident involved a commercial dump truck. According to police, the driver of the dump truck approached and intersection but disregarded the stop sign. The woman was driving her own car also entered the intersection, where the
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Who can sue for wrongful death in Delaware?

Although many people are impacted emotionally, and maybe even financially, after a Wilmington, Delaware resident dies unexpectedly, not everyone can file a wrongful death suit after a fatal accident, even if the accident was caused by someone else’s carelessness. Although this blog has discussed this before, several months ago, it is worth repeating who can
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Hearsay issues can have profound impact in wrongful death case

To succeed in the legal arena, whether criminal or civil, an individual needs to have a firm grasp on many aspects of the field. Of course, a criminal defendant needs to understand the law they are accused of breaking, as well as any potential penalties they may face. But that’s not all. The legal field
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Determining losses in a wrongful death case

Suddenly losing a loved one can flip a family’s life upside-down. They may lose the emotional love and support they need, and their finances may be thrown into disarray. Although it may be difficult to think about in the aftermath of a loved one’s passing, surviving family members may want to consider their legal rights,
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