wrongful death

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Wrongful Death 

 

Suit: Pawnshop Partially Responsible for Man's Death A lawsuit has been filed in Mississippi against a local pawnshop over the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2010. The suit accuses the pawnshop owner of failing to recognize that the man who purchased the gun that killed the officer was doing so illegally. The suit says the shop owner ignored guidelines set but the National Shooting Sports Foundation and failed to ask any questions to the buyer before making the sale. 

Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune 04/24/2013    Read Article: Chicago Tribune    

 

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what about this part in bold... seems relevant. 

 

 

It was there, at Ed's Pawn Shop and Salvage Yard, that the Smith & Wesson pistol used to kill Wortham was purchased. Quawi Gates, a Rust College student in Holly Springs, Miss., who had a gunrunning operation on the side, had asked an acquaintance, Michael Elliott, if he wanted to make some quick cash.

Gates' criminal record prevented him from buying guns, so he had lined up several college students to make the purchases for him for $50 to $100 a weapon. Elliott was stressed out over his hospitalized infant daughter and agreed to buy three guns for Gates in return for $100.

Wednesday's lawsuit accuses the pawnshop and its owner, Bruce Edward Archer, of failing to follow guidelines established by the gun industry's trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, about how to detect a straw purchaser.

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Sorority Members Added in Frat Alcohol Death Suit A group of 16 sorority members have been added to a wrongful death lawsuit filed over the death of a Northern Illinois University freshman at a fraternity pledge party in November. The parents of the student say the sorority sisters "participated in the initiation ritual [drinking] at the fraternity house" and could have provided the minor with alcohol. The lawsuit is seeking $100,000 in damages. 

Jodi S. Cohen, Chicago Tribune 05/03/2013    Read Article: Chicago Tribune    

Death at Tennessee Factory Prompts Lawsuit A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against TAG Manufacturing in Tennessee over the death of a worker who fell into a factory machine. A section of grating on a walkway gave way while the man was walking across it, causing him to fall. The lawsuit, which is seeking $3 million, accuses the company of failing to "install, secure and repair metal grating floor panels." 

Todd South, Chattanooga Times Free Press 05/03/2013    Read Article: Chattanooga Times Free Press  

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NHL Hit with Wrongful Death Lawsuit The family of former Minnesota hockey player Derek Boogaard have filed suit against the National Hockey League, labeling them partly responsible for the brain damage he suffered during his career and his eventual overdose on pain killers. The lawsuit claims that during the 2008-2009 season, Boogaard was given "1,021 pills by NHL team doctors and dentists" and he took up to 10 oxycodone a day. Boogaard suffered brain damages from years as an "enforcer" in the league, and the suit says the NHL "knew or should have known" that players with brain damage are at higher risk for drug addiction. 

Staff Report, Chicago Tribune 05/13/2013    Read Article: Chicago Tribune    

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Wrongful Death 

 

Suit: Pawnshop Partially Responsible for Man's Death A lawsuit has been filed in Mississippi against a local pawnshop over the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2010. The suit accuses the pawnshop owner of failing to recognize that the man who purchased the gun that killed the officer was doing so illegally. The suit says the shop owner ignored guidelines set but the National Shooting Sports Foundation and failed to ask any questions to the buyer before making the sale. 

It boggles the mind to think that there are avenues to purchase deadly weapons that do not involve background checks of any kind.

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Wrongful Death 

 

 

Suit: Pawnshop Partially Responsible for Man's Death A lawsuit has been filed in Mississippi against a local pawnshop over the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2010. The suit accuses the pawnshop owner of failing to recognize that the man who purchased the gun that killed the officer was doing so illegally. The suit says the shop owner ignored guidelines set but the National Shooting Sports Foundation and failed to ask any questions to the buyer before making the sale. 

It boggles the mind to think that there are avenues to purchase deadly weapons that do not involve background checks of any kind.

 

 

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Border Patrol Agent Hit with Wrongful Death Suit over Shooting The family of a woman who was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Chula Vista has filed suit against the agent and the agency, calling the killing unjustified. The police report says the woman hit the officer with her car and fled with him on the hood while leaving an apartment complex, but witnesses at the scene say the officer jumped on the woman's car to stop her from leaving, and then shot her five times as she tried to reverse and drive away. The suit also claims the agent had a history of disciplinary issues as a sheriff's deputy and should have never been hired. 

Greg Moran, San Diego Union Tribune 05/21/2013    Read Article: San Diego Union Tribune    

MN Prison Department Settles Inmate Death Suit The Minnesota Department of Corrections has agreed to settle a $400,000 lawsuit over the death of a mentally ill inmate in a state prison in 2010. The inmate died while suffering a series of seizures in his cell after being left alone by a senior nurse. Records show the nurse was suspended five days without pay after the incident for "violating nursing protocol for dealing with seizures." 

Wire Report, Houston Chronicle 05/22/2013    Read Article: Houston Chronicle