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Lawsuit Filed Over Scientology-Linked Center Death

The mother of a Claremore man found dead last year at an eastern Oklahoma drug rehab center with ties to the Church of Scientology filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Wednesday against the facility, alleging staff was improperly trained and …

Connecticut Family Sues Over Basketball Player’s Death

Connecticut relatives of an American basketball player who died after being beaten in a Romanian bar are announcing a wrongful death lawsuit a day before the one-year anniversary of his death. Chauncey Hardy’s family filed the lawsuit in federal court …

Civil Lawsuit Filed in Oklahoma Skyscraper Death

An Oklahoma woman accused of pushing her husband to his death from their high-rise apartment has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the building’s owner. Amber Hilberling filed the lawsuit Wednesday against University Club Tower. The 20-year-old remains jailed on …

Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Chicago Megabus Accident

A Chicago, Ill., law firm is suing Megabus on behalf of the estate of a 76-year-old Chicago woman who was struck and killed by one of the company’s buses. Attorneys filed the lawsuit Friday morning in Cook County Circuit Court …

Lawsuit Filed in Virginia Inmate’s Death

The estate of a man who died of heat exposure at the Richmond City Jail, in Virginia, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city and the sheriff’s department. The federal lawsuit filed Friday in Richmond seeks more than $10 …

Family Sues Over Boating Death of Iowa Girl

The family of a Fairfield, Iowa, girl who died in a 2010 boating accident on Coralville Lake over Memorial Day weekend has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against four people involved in the incident. Sarah Nicole Perkins, 12, was thrown from …

Family of Girl Killed in New Mexico Crash With Doctor Sues

The family of a little girl killed when her family’s van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe, N.M., surgeon suspected of driving drunk has filed a wrongful death suit against the doctor and her insurance company. …

Widow Sues Nebraska College Over Husband’s Fatal Fall

The widow of a Metropolitan Community College student who died after falling at a campus training course has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Omaha, Neb., school. Regina Peters says in her lawsuit that the college failed to ensure …

California Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death in Police Shooting

The parents of a college student who was shot and killed by Pasadena, Calif., police alleged in a federal lawsuit that their son’s death was part of a pattern of abuse by the department and that the investigation “reeks” of …

Widow of ICE Detainee Files Wrongful Death Suit

The widow of a Mexican citizen who died while in immigration custody in south Georgia has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of Sara Hernandez-Gonzalez. Roberto …