#wrongful-death

#wrongful-death

While the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office continues an independent investigation into the arrest of 72-year-old Yolanda Ramirez, who reportedly went unconscious in the back of a police car and died days later at a hospital, her family is pushing for criminal charges to be filed against those who may have contributed to her death. Ted Asregadoo, a public information officer for the District Attorney's Office, confirmed Thursday that an independent investigation is underway

The lawsuit alleges that there were no inspections of the event, which violated city permit codes, and that there weren't any lifeguards, sober monitors or safety coordinators at the party. It further alleges "overcrowding in the pool with people, pool items which impeded visibility" and "slippery substances" that made staying in the shallow end "difficult, if not impossible." The family also said there weren't any markings that separated the shallow end of the pool from the deep end.

designed and distributed a defective product that validated a user's paranoid delusions about his own mother.

The family of a woman who died from cervical cancer has settled a High Court action over her death after a hospital acknowledged that there was a missed opportunity to diagnose her illness earlier, which ultimately led to her death.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The family of a man who died during a trip to San Jose is suing the hotel, alleging the hot water in the shower scalded him to death. The man was visiting in May to attend his granddaughter's graduation. It happened at Marriott's Fairfield Inn and Suites San Jose Airport, according to a lawsuit obtained by ABC7 News. The wrongful death lawsuit says 77-year-old Terril Johnson of Riverside was exposed to scalding hot water, measuring 134-136 degrees Fahrenheit.

At the end of the day, the simple sadness of this case is that you've got John O'Keefe, who died tragically, and the family of John O'Keefe doesn't have answers, and they've focused the spotlight, we believe, on the wrong person.

Court documents sum up its claim: Plaintiffs argue that carrying a large ax to a suburban condo at night, while intoxicated and acting strangely' is enough to indicate to a reasonable person that a crime was in progress, and that more than simply doing nothing, Lyft through their assigned driver, furthered the progression of the crime by chauffeuring the murder[er] to his intended victim.'

The parents of two toddlers who drowned in a backyard pool at an Almaden home-based daycare two years ago have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against its operators.

Dylan Taylor was a remarkable educator, coach, and human being who dedicated his life to uplifting young people. His life was cut short by a careless driver.

In July 2024, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins charged the 80-year-old driver with four counts of felony vehicular manslaughter.

The Department of Justice has agreed in principle to settle a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Ashli Babbitt.