Posts Tagged ‘Wrongful Death’
Well Explosion Yields 14.9 Million Dollar Award
John Stapleton, 19, died in 2002 when he backed his car into a natural gas wellhead that was unfenced and unprotected. The wellhead exploded and John burned to death. In 2006 a Santa Fe jury determined that the oil and gas company – Energen Resources Corporation – was negligent and it’s conduct was reckless in…
Read MoreWrongful Death Lawsuit filed over negligent supervision
This case looks to be all about whether the child was adequately watched. When you hand over your child to another for care such as this, the caregiver is many times subject to a higher level of scrutiny. We see this in many states with schools as well. Timothy Burke was fine when his father…
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