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The family of a Fresno State student who died of alcohol poisoning during a Theta Chi pledge initiation last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the fraternity. Phillip Dhanen, 18, passed away in August after his blood alcohol content peaked at over five times the legal limit while drinking at a party. The lawsuit names the local Theta Chi chapter and the national organization, as well as six individual members. “Every parent’s worst nightmare is to receive a …

A couple has won an $12 million verdict against their South Florida condo association and management company for not following regulations that could have prevented the death of their son who was killed while riding his bike in the complex. Andrew Curtis was riding his bike with his father on the Jupiter, Fla., condo premises of Villas on the Green, when the 9-year-old was hit by a car driven by another condo resident, Helen Bygel. Everyone agreed that Bygel was …

New evidence has come to light that shows Michael Jackson’s doctor was under pressure by promoters to help the pop star perform at an upcoming concert. Jackson’s mother and three children have sued AEG Live, which was putting on the concert Jackson was supposed to play in London that summer. Conrad Murray was sentenced in November 2011 to serve four years for involuntary manslaughter of Jackson, who died from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol and sedatives.   Wrongful Death …

A Dallas strip club has been blamed for a fatal drunk driving accident that killed a young woman in March 2011. A jury awarded the woman’s family $10 million. After a night at the Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club, Eric Brent Crutchfield left the club around 2 a.m. heavily intoxicated, jumped into his illegally souped-up Ford truck and ran over 23-year-old Kasey McKenzie, who was walking through the parking lot. Her parents, Gary and Karen, brought a wrongful death civil suit …

When a high school football player, who has already suffered from several concussions on the field, dies after suffering yet another head injury in an unrelated accident at a school, who’s to blame? A lawsuit filed in Morris County, N.J., may answer that question – if it ever gets to a jury.   Complicated Facts Michael Anthony Mason was 17 when he and his friends sneaked into a Bloomfield, N.J., middle school in 2010. Mason then climbed out a window …