Baltimore Personal Injury Lawyer - Wrongful Death

Canadian Air Balloon Burns Up in Flames, 2 Dead

Courtney Mills — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:41:56 GMT

A mother and daughter perished over the weekend in a horrific hot air balloon accident about which shocked onlookers could do nothing but watch and hope for the best outcome.

12 passengers were ascending in a giant hot air balloon in the environs outside Vancouver, British Columbia, when something went tragically wrong with the balloon's operating mechanism. All the passengers and pilot had boarded the gondola and were ready for liftoff when a fire broke out overhead.

According to media reports, a piece of tubing then broke loose from the propane burner mechanism above the gondola and began spraying fire everywhere. Passengers then scrambled feverishly to get out of the gondola, as it was rising off the ground. All the passengers except for a woman and daughter were able to escape safely.

The pilot of the vessel girded himself against the fire blast to protect the passengers, and is reported to have sustained serious burn injuries.

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Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Courtney Mills

Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Nursing Homes

Shannon Weidemann — Thu, 10 May 2007 16:32:03 GMT

Two nursing homes have had wrongful death lawsuits filed against them for their alleged improper care and treatment of a former resident. The estate of the deceased woman have filed suit against Bethalto Care Center and Rosewood Care Center of Alton. Three doctors have also been named in the lawsuit.

Brown claims Bethalto failed in its duty to exercise ordinary care by failing to provide Theresa with proper hydration and nutritional support.
He also claims Bethalto failed to obtain proper and timely testing, monitoring, treatment and evaluation, failed to adequately and timely assess Theresa's condition, failed to keep her physicians advised of her condition, failed to protect her from pressure sores and failed to advocate for proper care.

She died on January 20, 2006 at Saint Anthony's Hospital. The estate is seeking $500,000 for pain and suffering to the victim and the loss of her to her family.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Man killed by car as he is crossing road

Shannon Weidemann — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:47:04 GMT

An unidentified man in South Baltimore died from injuries he sustained after being struck by a car, as he was crossing a road.

He was walking near Camden Industrial Park, at the 1600 block of Russell Street. The pedestrian climbed over a concrete construction barrier to cross the road. He crossed at the intersection against the traffic light and was hit by a Chevrolet. He suffered multiple injuries, was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, and later died. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Baltimore County Wrongful Death Lawsuit Tentatively Settled

Staff Writer — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:39:05 GMT

Bonnie Pappas was killed January 8th when her car was broadsided by a police officer responding to a 911 call. Patrol officer Ray Pabon was traveling at least 85 mph without emergency lights or siren when he crested a hill and smashed into Pappas who was crossing Pulaski Highway.

The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but the family was seeking $1 million for Pappas' estate and $50 million for her children. Testimony during the investigation and a local store's surveillance tape reveled the first officer who responded to the accident ran to Papon's car and turned on his emergency lights.

Sue A. Schenning, a deputy state's attorney for Baltimore County, said prosecutors decided not to file automobile manslaughter charges against Pabon after determining there was not enough evidence to prove that the officer acted with gross negligence, a legal standard defined in Maryland as the conscious disregard for a high risk to others.
"In a situation like this, where the officer was responding to a call of domestic violence, that would mitigate the situation and prevent us from proving the highest level of negligence that we would need to prove," she said.

Read the full wrongful death lawsuit article.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer