Baton Rouge Personal Injury Lawyer - Wrongful Death

Navy to Pay $2 Million in Wrongful Death

Shannon Weidemann — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:44:27 GMT

The Navy rented a bus that hit a car and killed a man in 2004. The bus did not have any power steering fluid. The wife of the man killed sued the Navy and the bus rental company for wrongful death. The jury found the Navy and Eddie's Bus Service responsible for his death and awarded the widow $3 Million in damages.

Peter Williams was stopped on River Road on Sept. 9, 2004 - waiting for a traffic light - when the bus turned left and struck his Pontiac Grand Am. The bus rolled onto the front of the Pontiac and crushed the front of the roof, pinning Williams and killing him, according to Daily Press reports.

The Navy is to pay $2 Million of the award and Eddie's Bus Service the remainder.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Wrongful Death.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Lawsuit Filed Against Baton Rouge for Fatal Accident

Shannon Weidemann — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:34:33 GMT

Several lawsuits have been filed against the city-parish of Baton Rouge for road conditions that caused a fatal car accident. On March 5, 2006 two men were killed and a woman suffered serious injuries. The accident happened on Sullivan Road near Sparkle Road.

The Cantys' lawsuit maintains the passenger side tires of Canty's car went off the road because of "defective conditions and (road) design." When Lamar Canty tried to regain control, the lawsuit says, he overcorrected and drove into the path of Harris' 2000 Nissan Altima.
The Cantys' lawsuit names the city-parish, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and city of Central as defendants. Harris' lawsuit names the city-parish and the DOTD as defendants.
There is a question about whether the Cantys' lawsuit was filed on time. In Louisiana, lawsuits generally must be filed within a year of an incident.

Initial paper work was filed on time, but a hard copy and fees were not presented until after the deadline. There has been a previous fatal accident at the same spot.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Nursing Home Death Being Investigated

Staff Writer — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:08:37 GMT

The Louisiana state attorney general is looking into the death of a woman who passed away during an evacuation from Huntington Place Senior Community prior to Hurricane Katrina's landfall. Thelma Wall, a resident of the nursing home, died on an unairconditioned bus used to evacuate occupants from the Chalmette facility, which has been sued for wrongful death four times since the year 2000. Two of the wrongful death lawsuits have been settled, and the others are still pending.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune provides more information: Wrongful Death Investigation

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer