Tag Archives: wrongful death

Witnesses began testifying on Apr. 30 in the Jackson v. AEG Live trial, in which Michael Jackson’s mother and children are trying to prove that concert promoter AEG is responsible for Dr. Conrad Murray’s actions that caused the singer’s death by overdose of propofol, an anesthetic.   Pale, Sweaty Doctor  Paramedic Richard Senneff reportedly testified first, describing the scene he was called to on Jun. 25, 2009, the day Jackson died. Jackson had been rehearsing for his upcoming concerts – …

Opening statements on Apr. 29 kicked off a trial in a California state courtroom in which Michael Jackson’s mother and three children will try to prove that concert promoter AEG Live is liable for the pop star’s wrongful death at the hands of Dr. Conrad Murray.   Star-Packed Courtroom The central issue in the case, according to CNN, is whether AEG Live, which was promoting what would have been Jackson’s comeback concerts in 2009, is responsible for the actions of …

The family of a 13-year-old girl who was struck down by a car while crossing the street to catch her school bus has won a $90 million jury award against the school system. Ashley Davis, a freshman at Crossland High School in Maryland in 2009, crossed Brinkley Road to meet her school bus on the other side of the street. A Lincoln Continental hit her, then struck a minivan, and finally hit another teenager walking on the other side of …

Lawsuits may proceed against the owner of the Colorado movie theater that was the scene of last summer’s grisly massacre that left 12 people dead and dozens more injured, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Ten lawsuits for wrongful death and premises liability will advance to the discovery process, while the judge did disallow general negligence claims against Cinemark USA, owner of the Aurora theater. The suits allege that Cinemark did not have adequate security in place, which could have prevented or mitigated the mass …

A federal jury has ordered police in Long Beach, Calif., to pay $6.5 million to the family of a man shot dead by police officers. Douglas Zerby was sitting in front of a friend’s apartment in December 2010 when two officers shot him 12 times. They thought he was holding a gun; he was playing with a garden hose with a metal nozzle. Zerby’s family sued the police department, arguing officers Victor Ortiz and Jeffrey Shurtleff didn’t identify themselves, order …