Fearful that Disney may destroy, erase or alter evidence in her son’s death, the mother of the monorail driver that was killed in a crash at the Orlando theme park has filed a motion for an emergency hearing. Christine Wuennenberg filed her petition in State Circuit Court in Orlando on July ninth. (read more)
The filing paves the way for the mother of Austin Wuennenberg to file a wrongful death claim against the world famous theme park. The filing asked the judge to not only grant an emergency hearing but also allow her access to evidence. Included in that request are video surveillance tapes, audio communications and information contained in a “black-box” type of device.
If you or a loved one has been injured and want to file a personal injury claim here in the state of Florida, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Personal Injury Lawsuits Begin Following Train Crash That Killed Nine And Injured 80
A recent train crash at the famed Orlando theme park Walt Disney World left a monorail driver dead but in Washington D.C. last month a deadly commuter train crash left nine dead and 80 injured. Five personal injury lawsuits have now been filed with one plaintiff seeking as much as $25 million in damages. If negligence is provided and punitive damages awarded, there could be $100’s of millions eventually awarded. (read more)
Analysts believe settling all the claims that will be filed could possible take as long as a decade. Metro agency officials believe their insurance will cover most of the costs of the lawsuits once they have met their $5 million deductible.
If you or a loved one has been injured and want to file a personal injury claim here is the state of Florida, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
Family Of Man Killed In McDonald’s Parking Lot May Have To Go Through Another Civil Trial
An alcohol-fueled brawl in a McDonald’s parking lot almost four years ago cost Anthony Makowski his life. The man who killed him in the fight was never charged but a civil jury decided last month that the owner of the McDonalds and the shopping mall where it is located should pay Anthony’s parents $1 million for pain and suffering but the family will not see that money anytime soon as Circuit Judge Susan Gardner granted the defendants a new trial on Friday. (read more)
The parents sued over the issue of lack of security at the all-night drive thru that attracted late-night partiers but the judge ruled that she erred in not allowing the other party involved in the fight to be listed as a responsible party leaving only the McDonald’s and the mall as parties responsible. Gardner also said that the totality of the evidence in the trial supported the defendants.
If you or a loved one has been injured and want to file a personal injury claim, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
Health Care Reform Could Also Mean Capping Damages Juries Can Award For Malpractice
President Barack Obama recently gave a speech to the American Medical Association (AMA) and in it he held out the possibility of reforming medical malpractice law. As the President of The United States of America continues to explore ways to reform the health care system in America, capping jury awards in medical malpractice cases is thought to be one possible way to help stem costs. (read more)
Caps are often set between $250,000 and $500,000 and there are many different ways that other countries handle their medical malpractice cases. In France juries do not decide these cases rather specialized commissions rule on malpractice. In Canada medical malpractice represented about the same amount of the cost as it did in America but Canada does do a better job of deterring it.
If you or a loved one has been injured and want to file a personal injury claim, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter
On The Job Injuries For Undocumented Workers A Sticky Issue When It Comes To Personal Injury Lawsuits
New York has been on the forefront of awarding undocumented workers personal injury awards for accidents that take place at work. One case has now intertwined a personal injury lawsuit and immigration proceedings as an immigrant from Kosovo is claiming political asylum. (READ MORE)
The State Supreme Court settled the debate over whether undocumented workers could sue for future lost wages in 2006 but this case is the first where political asylum was brought into the equation. The defense is arguing in this particular case that the worker cannot sue for future wages if his political asylum is denied and he is sent back to Kosovo. The judge eventually instructed the jury that future earnings could be applied and that the defense was to make no mention of the plaintiff working in this country illegally.
If you or a loved one has been injured on the job and want to file a personal injury claim, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
Ex-Marine Paid $16.5 Million To Settle Largest Single Plaintiff Personal Injury Lawsuit In State History
Scott Skirpan, a former Marine, settled his personal injury lawsuit midtrial as he reached a settlement for $16.5 million. The award was one of the largest in Pennsylvania history for a single plaintiff in a personal injury case. Skirpan lost both his legs when they were crushed by a bulldozer at a landfill. (READ MORE)
In May of 2006 the cement finisher was just five days into his job as a truck spotter when a massive track loader backed around a pile of garbage and ran him over. Witness say Skirpan is just lucky to be alive. He was in cardiac arrest when he arrived at the hospital and doctors told his wife he probably would not survive.
If you or a loved one has been injured on the job, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
Ex-Inmate Files Personal Injury Lawsuit Against The County For Denying Her Prescribed Medication
Before Delyla Pierson-Winburn reported to jail to serve a DUI sentence, she called ahead to check if she would be able to bring her prescribed anti-anxiety medication with her. The judge in the case and her doctor both wrote notes approving her use of the medication but due to a communication breakdown she was without her pills and three days later she was being carted out of jail and into an ambulance after she lost consciousness. She has now filed a personal injury law suit versus the county, the Sheriff’s Office and Correctional Health Services. (READ MORE)
The judge who sentenced Pierson-Winburn wrote a note allowing the woman to bring her medication to jail and the nurse at the jail agreed with the judge and Pierson-Winburn’s physician but that was not adequately communicated to jail detention officers. At the end of her three-day sentence the only thing Pierson-Winburn remembers is being in a holding cell and then waking up in an ambulance.
If you or a loved one has been injured due to someone else’s negligence, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
Jury Awards Couple $1.5 Million In Personal Injury Lawsuit Versus Home Depot
Mega-retailer Home Depot was slapped with a $1.5 million verdict from a Cobb County jury on Tuesday. The home improvement store was sued by a man and his wife after he was injured when a pallet of wood fell off a forklift from 24 feet in the air. The wood hit a barricade and knocked over Reese causing severe neck injuries that required surgery. (read more)
Reese ran up a $120,000 medical bill while being treated for the injuries suffered inside Home Depot. The couple reached an agreement with Home Depot on punitive damages but the trial went to the jury over personal injury damages where the award was handed down.
If you or a loved one have been injured due to someone else’s negligence, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.