All articles tagged with #wrongful death
Six Flags Magic Mountain and ride-train supplier S&S Worldwide have reached confidential settlements in a wrongful death lawsuit over 22-year-old Christopher Hawley’s fatal head injury on the X2 coaster in 2022, ending a scheduled trial as regulators continue a safety investigation and the ride remains closed.
The Zarutska family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the City of Charlotte and security contractor Professional Security Services, alleging systemic security failures on Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line that left Iryna Zarutska without a security guard when she was fatally stabbed on Aug. 22, 2025; the suit cites under-staffing (183 guards hired out of a funded 219) and only 11 armed guards, absence of fare barriers, and seeks damages over $25,000 plus punitive damages against PSS (not against Charlotte).
A New Jersey family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in York County Superior Court, Maine, against Franklin Sports claiming a defective badminton racket caused 6-year-old Lucy Morgan's fatal head injury during a family vacation; the complaint alleges inadequate manufacturing and warnings and seeks damages including funeral expenses and emotional distress.
The family of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, who died when a horse-drawn carriage bolted in Central Park, alleges stray electrical voltage near Cherry Hill Fountain contributed to the incident. They filed four notices of claim seeking about $105 million from New York City, accusing agencies of lax safety regulation in the carriage industry as the city debates ending horse-drawn carriage rides.
The family of actor Robert Carradine filed a wrongful death and elder abuse lawsuit against UCLA, alleging its psychiatric unit failed to confiscate Carradine’s belt and follow safety protocols upon admission, used unsafe furniture, and inadequately monitored him, contributing to self-harm and a fatal brain injury after a five-week ICU stay.
The family of actor Robert Carradine filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against UCLA, alleging that staff in a locked psychiatric unit failed to confiscate his belt and left an unsafe rolling bedside table in his room, contributing to his suicide attempt and death; they claim safety safeguards were bypassed and seek damages.
Barbara Primiero, administrator of her husband Reno Primiero’s estate, filed a lawsuit in Allegheny County against UPMC Mercy, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, and two doctors, alleging negligence and wrongful death after Reno contracted Legionnaires’ disease during hospitalization and died; the suit claims preventable infection due to unsafe hospital conditions and delayed treatment, while UPMC Mercy notes that Legionella testing in November 2024 was negative.
Texas’ prison system faces new wrongful death litigation and a pending federal case over deadly heat in unair-conditioned cells, as about 85,000 of its 141,000 inmates are housed without AC and interior temps can exceed 115F; advocates urge AC in all prisons within three years, a fix estimated at $1.3 billion funded via the state’s economic stabilization fund, while understaffing, water outages and alleged deliberate indifference are cited in the Coffield death of Jason Wilson and other heat-related concerns, with a court ruling in Austin anticipated in coming months.
The family of former NFL running back Doug Martin filed a federal lawsuit in Northern California against the city of Oakland, five police officers, and the ambulance company Falck USA, alleging his October 2025 death in police custody was caused by restraint asphyxia and delayed medical care, with eight claims including wrongful death, assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress; they say officers restrained him face-down, did not provide prompt medical attention, and paramedics arrived more than 15 minutes after the 911 call.
A civil jury increased the Iskander family’s award to $198M in the 2020 Westlake Village crosswalk crash, awarding $176M in compensatory damages plus $21M punitive against Rebecca Grossman and $1.17M punitive against Scott Erickson, with both found liable for the deaths of two boys; Grossman is serving 15-to-life for murder and Erickson was found negligent, with appeals likely.
In a Westlake Village civil case over the 2020 crosswalk crash that killed brothers Mark (11) and Jacob (8) Iskander, former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson testified that, despite a $46 million career, he has little money now as jurors weigh additional punitive damages against him and Rebecca Grossman, who was convicted of second‑degree murder. The Iskanders were awarded about $176 million in wrongful‑death damages, and the punitive phase centers on whether Erickson and Grossman acted in concert or engaged in street racing. Prosecutors say asset concealment (trusts, crypto, etc.) is relevant, while defense argues there’s no basis for punitive damages beyond the underlying tragedy.
A Los Angeles jury awarded $176 million to the parents of two brothers, Mark (11) and Jacob (8), who were killed in a hit-and-run involving socialite Rebecca Grossman. The verdict addresses wrongful-death claims in the civil case, while Grossman also faces a murder trial related to the deaths.
A Los Angeles civil jury found socialite Rebecca Grossman and former MLB pitcher Scott Erickson negligent and acted with malice in the 2020 deaths of 11-year-old Mark Iskander and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander, awarding their family $176 million in wrongful-death and emotional-distress damages, with a potential second phase to consider punitive damages; Grossman is already serving 15 years to life after a 2024 criminal conviction for second-degree murder. Witnesses testified the pair had been drinking and may have been street racing, with Grossman’s car hitting the boys at about 73 mph in a marked crosswalk, throwing Mark more than 250 feet and leaving Jacob across the road. The verdict breakdown included $59M for Mark, $48M for Jacob, $35M to their mother Nancy, and $34M to Zachary.
A civil jury found Rebecca Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson negligent in the 2020 crosswalk crash that killed two Iskander brothers, awarding the family $176 million in wrongful-death damages; Grossman, already serving 15-to-life for second-degree murder, was found to have acted with malice along with Erickson, who faces a potential punitive-damages phase in the case.
A Los Angeles jury found Rebecca Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson negligent in the 2020 Westlake Village crash that killed two Iskander brothers, awarding the victims’ family $176 million in damages; Grossman had previously been convicted on two counts of second-degree murder for striking the boys as they crossed the street with their mother.