Seven people recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the drunk driver responsible for a fatal accident involving six motorcyclists. In addition to the driver, three bars are named as defendants in the lawsuit. The plaintiffs include the widows of two motorcyclists, ages 47 and 52, who were killed in the accident, four motorcyclists who were injured in the accident, and one of the motorcyclists’ wives who argues that her husband’s injuries have caused her pain and suffering.

In July, the motorcyclists–all members of the Last Chance Motorcycle Club in New Jersey–were traveling southbound on Route 512 in Bangor, Pennsylvania when a drunk driver traveling northbound crossed into the southbound lanes and crashed into them. According to the lawsuit, three bars had been serving the driver alcoholic beverages before the accident, despite the fact that he was clearly drunk.

On October 28, 2011 around 11 p.m. at night, a 54-year-old man was struck by two separate motor vehicles and left in the middle of the street. He ultimately died from his injuries.

The man had just been dropped off by a transit bus, and was in the process of crossing the street when he was hit by the first car. The car was being driven by a 19-year-old college sophomore. She did not stop and help the man, and turned herself into police five days after the accident. There is reason to believe that she had been drinking before getting behind the wheel.

As the man lay injured on the street, a second vehicle approached and ran him over again. The 52-year-old driver continued on the road. She was arrested by police a week after the incident. Both drivers are facing charges of causing death with an automobile, and fleeing the scene of a crime.

Family members of the victim have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against both women in the case. They also have plans to sue the NJ Transit company for not securing a safe bus stop.

A soccer match at the Port Said stadium in Egypt led to a bloody massacre of 74 people. The home team was favored to win, but it didn’t work out that way.

Al-Masry lost to Al-Ahly with a score of 3-1. After the game, large crowds of fans flooded the stadium grounds. People are blaming the negligence of the military personnel on hand for the chaos that followed the end of the game. Thousands of people were located on the grass of the field, when fans began to pull knives and harmful objects out of their pockets.

Fans of the losing team were chased to areas where they could not evacuate, due to large locked gates. The individuals were pushed up against the gates when they were attacked by the opposing fans. After the madness subsided, a total of 74 people had lost their lives and hundreds were injured.

An investigation into the murders is underway and at this time it is not known if this was a politically-motivated attack or not.

The family of an 88-year-old woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the case of her death. The New Jersey woman passed away from Vitamin D poisoning after drinking a herbal health drink on a regular basis for three months.

The woman developed severe kidney problems and also suffered heart problems during that time. According to the creator of the drink, Gary Null, the manufacturers of the supplement powder had added too much Vitamin D into a batch, resulting in each serving of that batch containing one million units of Vitamin D instead of 1000 units.

By the time of her death, the woman had consumed 60 servings of the tainted mixture. Numerous other people who had drank the mixture from the irregular batch also came forward with similar complaints, and several of them have been hospitalized with kidney infections.

The massive Costa Concordia cruise ship was grounded last Friday near Giglio, Italy when the captain made a fatal error in navigating the liner.

The captain chose to steer the ship near the shore without knowing a reef was protruding from the water. The reef created a 160-foot gash in the ship, which caused the liner to tilt on it’s side. The captain abandoned ship before all passengers were able to evacuate and thus was arrested. He is being charged with several felonies, including manslaughter and abandoning ship.

His reckless maneuvering of the ship left 11 people dead as of current and 21 people are still missing. Rescue missions were halted over the weekend due to harsh weather and were recently resumed Wednesday morning.

Our thoughts and condolences go out to the victims’ family and friends during this difficult time.

The family of a 19 year-old man who was killed by Garfield and Bergen county police officers are planning on filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the counties.

Their relative was shot early last month after he fled from a police station where he was to be charged with assault. Police found him in a residential garage and say he armed himself with tools he found inside.

Supporters are planning on marching to protest the murder and claim police used excessive force. Despite Garfield County officials rejecting supporters’ permit application to demonstrate, family and friends plan to march from his home to the site of his death.

The family of a man who was found hanging while in the custody of Chicago Police, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Chicago.

The man was found hanging in Area 2 of the police department and three days later, another detainee was also found hanging in this area. The police commander who used to be in charge of Area 2 was convicted after he lied about inflicting pain against black males while they were detained.  Both of the man who died were black.

The family of  one of the men who died wants their questions answered and have stated that an investigation done internally will not be thorough enough. They are seeking to understand the history of Area 2.

A Boston doctor issued a public mea culpa admitting that he made a surgical error on an elderly woman’s hand.

The doctor, a hand and arm doctor in Boston, performed the wrong procedure on the woman’s hand and described the mistakes in a magazine. The mistakes lead him to perform carpal tunnel syndrome surgery on the woman instead of a procedure for her “trigger finger.”

The doctor said that he came forward so that better procedures could be developed and others would not make the same mistake.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of a surgical error, visit the New Jersey medical error lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod, P.A., by calling 800-346-5529.

An Army wife has been awarded $6 million after medical malpractice lawsuit that claims that the Army hospital  delayed her cesarean section which caused her daughter to have delayed oxygen to the brain.

The lawsuit claims that this incident caused the daughter to suffer from cerebral palsy. The lawsuit states that the woman’s midwife told the doctor at the hospital that the woman needed to do a C-section, but the doctor told the woman to keep pushing.

This then lead the child to not receive oxygen to her brain. The infant had to remain in an incubator for a month after birth.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, you need representation that may be able to help you receive the compensation for your pain that you deserve. Contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529 today.

A Rhode Island Hospital has been fined $300,000 after  the operating room staff left a broken drill bit inside of a patient’s skull after surgery.

This is the third fine that this hospital has had since 2007. One instance occurred when a surgeon operated on the wrong side of a patient’s brain and again in November 2009 when more mistakes were made.

A video camera was also ordered to be installed in the operating room after this offense. The CEO of the hospital has said that these mistakes are unacceptable and that he has hired a team to review all procedures.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529 today.