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Lawsuits Filed Over Deadly Pine Ridge Duplex Explosion

- February 25, 2018

Back in 2016, a deadly propane gas explosion occurred at a Pine Ridge duplex, claiming the lives of four people while also maiming three others. As a result of the accident, two lawsuits have been filed. The most recent lawsuit was filed earlier this month in Oglala Lakota County circuit court on behalf of 13 plaintiffs, and “accuses two companies, Nebraska-based Western Cooperative Company Inc. and South Dakota-based C. Brunsch Inc., doing business as Lakota Plains Propane, of negligence, failure to inspect and warn, strict liability and breach of warranty.”

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Wake of Deadly Helicopter Crash that Killed Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry

- February 23, 2018

Last year Troy Gentry, a member of country music band Montgomery Gentry, tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash in September. Now his widow, Angie Gentry, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit as a result. The lawsuit was filed back on February 14 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and names “the aircraft’s manufacturers, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Sikorsky Global Helicopters, Inc. and the Keystone Helicopter Corporation as defendants in the case.” According to the lawsuit, Gentry’s widow alleges the defendants failed to “make the civilian version of the Model 269 helicopter crashworthy, despite their knowledge that a military version of the same helicopter had been updated years earlier.”

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Negligence Lawsuit Filed After Woman Dies from Bedbug Treatment

- February 23, 2018

Last July, an 82-year-old woman, Elizabeth Ashbaugh, tragically died shortly after her apartment complex was treated for bed bugs. Now, her family is “suing the pest control company as well as the owners of the Houston apartment complex, Laurel Point Senior Apartments, in which the woman resided,” on allegations that the “bedbug extermination treatment killed her.” The lawsuit also accuses both parties of failing “to consider Ashbaugh’s safety” when conducting the extermination.

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Louisiana Prison Hit With Federal Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse of Mentally Handicapped Inmates

- February 23, 2018

A Louisiana prison is being hit with a federal lawsuit. Inmates at David Wade Correctional Center in Homer claim they’re routinely subjected to ‘cruel and unusual’ punishments, ranging from immobilization to cold-weather exposure. The class action, filed on Tuesday, is demanding damages as well as a court-ordered end to the “extreme, abusive conditions” at the

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Family of Che Taylor Files Federal Lawsuit Over Deadly 2016 Shooting

- February 23, 2018

The widow and mother of Che Taylor are filing a federal lawsuit against the City of Seattle and two police officers involved in the man’s death. Both women are accusing the defendants of violating Taylor’s civil rights, asserting claims of assault, excessive force, false arrest, unlawful seizure, and negligence and violation of Washington’s anti-discrimination statutes.

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Britax Jogging Stroller Injury Reports Result in CPSC Lawsuit

- February 22, 2018

Jogging strollers are popular among parents who want to pursue a healthy lifestyle and are the ideal accessory for runners and walkers alike. However, one brand of jogging stroller is seeing a rise in injury reports from families, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has taken notice. In fact, recently the agency decided to file a lawsuit against the company behind the faulty strollers, Britax Child Safety, Inc., and has requested the company to stop “selling its jogging strollers that are being blamed for at least 97 injuries.”

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