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22-year-old college grad died from ‘shearing injury’ to his brain after riding X2 roller coaster at Six Flags: Lawsuit

22-year-old college grad died from ‘shearing injury’ to his brain after riding X2 roller coaster at Six Flags: Lawsuit

Left: Christopher Hawley (provided by the Hawley family). Right: A roller coaster…
Family Of 8-Year-Old Who Was Shot And Killed Sues Babysitter And Gun Owner

Family Of 8-Year-Old Who Was Shot And Killed Sues Babysitter And Gun Owner

The family of a girl who was shot and killed at her…
Family of teen who died from eating baklava after school staff said there were no nuts inside, then allegedly never called for help, settles lawsuit with district

Family of teen who died from eating baklava after school staff said there were no nuts inside, then allegedly never called for help, settles lawsuit with district

Background: Atlantic Coast High School, Jacksonville, Florida (screengrab via First Coast News).…
Inmate who had ‘seen the devil and the antichrist a thousand times’ tortured cellmate to death, lawsuit says

Inmate who had ‘seen the devil and the antichrist a thousand times’ tortured cellmate to death, lawsuit says

Inset: Brandon Yates (Iredale and Yoo, APC). Background: San Diego Central Jail…
Wife allegedly found covered in blood — ‘holding and on top of’ dead husband — after plunging knife into his back, leading to murder charge and lawsuit

Wife allegedly found covered in blood — ‘holding and on top of’ dead husband — after plunging knife into his back, leading to murder charge and lawsuit

Inset: Youngmi Shin in court last year (KCPQ/YouTube). Background: Police at the…
‘Rigor mortis had set up’: Jailers waited several hours after inmate’s death to call for emergency medical assistance, lawsuit says

‘Rigor mortis had set up’: Jailers waited several hours after inmate’s death to call for emergency medical assistance, lawsuit says

Birmingham, Alabama, city jail (Google Maps). The son of a woman who…
‘I don’t think I’ll ever recover’: Husband devastated over food poisoning deaths of wife and son, 8, during Dominican Republic family vacation

‘I don’t think I’ll ever recover’: Husband devastated over food poisoning deaths of wife and son, 8, during Dominican Republic family vacation

Stephen Gougeon, right, has filed a lawsuit over the deaths of his…
‘Feels like needles and knifes’: Inmate slowly died from perforated ulcer while staff ignored his cries and blamed drug withdrawal, lawsuit says

‘Feels like needles and knifes’: Inmate slowly died from perforated ulcer while staff ignored his cries and blamed drug withdrawal, lawsuit says

Melvin Bush (Storms Dworak law firm). The daughter of a Minnesota man…
‘A direct and proximate result’: Accused Jan. 6 rioters who teamed up to injure Capitol police officer that died by suicide days later still on the hook for wrongful death lawsuit

‘A direct and proximate result’: Accused Jan. 6 rioters who teamed up to injure Capitol police officer that died by suicide days later still on the hook for wrongful death lawsuit

Background: Taylor Taranto and Dr. David Walls-Kaufman inside the U.S. Capitol during…
Parents of 17-year-old driver can be held liable for fatal crash that killed teen’s blind boss: Court

Parents of 17-year-old driver can be held liable for fatal crash that killed teen’s blind boss: Court

Background: Minnesota Court of Appeals (Google Maps). Inset: Jason Melvin Niebuhr (Legacy…