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$1,650,000 Awarded in Wrongful Death FireCOURT AND COUNTY Supreme Court, Kings County AGE AND OCCUPATION OF PLAINTIFF The plaintiff was a 71 year-old retired widow. The deceased was 73 year-old retiree at the time of his death DESCRIPTION OF CASE Block O'Toole &...

$1,650,000 Awarded to Family of Wrongful Death VictimOn January 17, 2004, a fire started at 3030 Emmons Avenue in Brooklyn. 3030 Emmons Avenue is a 7 story, 124 unit residential high rise overlooking Sheepshead Bay. Lester Walton, 67 years old, and his wife Ann...

$10,500,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case After Union Laborer Dies in a Defective Saw AccidentPlaintiff, a 50-year-old union laborer, was working on a water main installation project in Staten Island when a defective saw he was equipped with suddenly kicked back,...

$15,000,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case After Worker Tragically Dies in a Job-Related AccidentIn a New York case, a 38-year-old husband and father to five children was working as an HVAC technician at a hospital. He and a co-worker were tasked with removing a...

$2,250,000 Settlement After Bus Hits and Kills Pedestrian Crossing the StreetIn a wrongful death case, a 68-year-old retired school teacher was crossing the street within the crosswalk in Bronx, New York when she was struck by a bus that failed to yield right of way....

$2,545,000 in Wrongful Death CaseCASE SUMMARYA Suffolk County mother of two, who was 40 years old, was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident.COURT AND COUNTYSupreme Court, Suffolk CountyACCIDENT DESCRIPTIONThis fatal car accident occurred at an intersection in...

$2,558,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Car Accident Case In a New York case, a 31-year-old man was tragically killed as a result of a car accident. He was a passenger in a car that crashed with another vehicle at a Brooklyn intersection. Both drivers, who were...

Tragic Long Island Collision Results In $3,000,000 Wrongful Death RecoveryThis tragic accident took place at the intersection of County Road 83 (hereinafter referred to as "CR 83") and Canal Road, in the town of Brookhaven. The intersection is controlled by a traffic...

Wrongful Death Settlement Awarded in Garbage Truck Accident CaseA mother of four and her friend were walking along the sidewalk in Midtown West when the driver of a passing privately-owned garbage truck suffered a seizure, losing control of his vehicle and tragically...

Common Examples of Wrongful Death Cases Wrongful death lawsuits are brought when somebody dies as the result of the negligent actions of another party. These types of claims are typically brought by close family members of the person who has tragically lost their...