Wrongful Death Category Archives: Wrongful Death

Family of Alvin man killed in Friendswood accident files lawsuit

GALVESTON – The estate of a 45-year-old Alvin man killed in a motorcycle accident last month has initiated legal action. Kourtney Russell, widow of the late Lance Philip Russell, and their son, Christopher, are suing Friendswood local Yong-Fang Kuo in … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, Wrongful Death

Defendants in fatal wreck lawsuit non-suited

GALVESTON – The second lawsuit arising from a April 2012 auto-pedestrian accident in Galveston was short-lived as the plaintiffs recently moved to non-suit the defendants, recent court records show. The late Joseph Owen’s surviving relatives submitted a notice to non-suit … Read More »

Dram Shop, Galveston County, News, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, Wrongful Death

$5M wrongful death suit brought following fatal collision

Seeking more than $5 million in damages, the estate of Higinio Gonzalez has filed suit against Alban Vanzandt and Clean Harbors Industrial Services, blaming the defendants for the auto collision that claimed Gonzalez’s life. Jessica Gonzalez filed the suit May … Read More »

Jefferson County, News, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, Wrongful Death

Wal-Mart named as defendant after tire failed on van

The children and husband of two recently deceased women blame Wal-Mart for causing their deaths, saying it had recently installed two new tires on a van that subsequently failed. Jose Dario Rios, Rodolfo Rios Castro, Maria Jaquelina Rios Martinez, Otilia … Read More »

Jefferson County, News, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, Wrongful Death

Wrongful death lawsuit filed over Huntington man’s use of Plavix prescription drug

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LUFKIN – The wife of a deceased Huntington man has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the prescription drug Plavix claiming that the drug caused a deadly intracerebral hemorrhage.  Rhonda Grisham, individually and as a personal representative of the … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Product liability, Wrongful Death

Family of woman killed in recent Galveston accident files lawsuit

GALVESTON – The family of a woman killed last month in a two-vehicle accident in Galveston has filed a lawsuit. The late Andrea Knight Robertson’s relatives are suing Alysia Rachele Monroe, of Silsbee; Britt Colby Mars, of Kingwood; and Troy … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, Wrongful Death

$1M suit alleges intoxicated driver caused crash, passenger’s death

A suit seeking more than $1 million in damages alleges an intoxicated driver left the roadway and crashed, ultimately resulting in the death of the passenger. Individually and as the representative of the estate of Charles Mitchell Jr., Charles Mitchell … Read More »

Jefferson County, News, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, Wrongful Death

Scalding bathwater causes man’s death, court documents claim

The relative of a recently deceased man has filed suit against the man’s former caretaker after she allegedly left him in scalding bathwater. According to court documents, the man died from second and third degree burns he sustained during the … Read More »

Jefferson County, News, Product liability, Wrongful Death

Suit: League City nursing home responsible for man’s death

GALVESTON – The family of the late Jimmy Ritchey has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a League City nursing home where he reportedly sustained fatal injuries more than two years ago, recent court documents say. The lawsuit, filed … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Wrongful Death

Harris Co. man sues Kemah residents for $1 million after spouse drowns

GALVESTON – Harris County resident Michael Martin has filed a $1 million wrongful death lawsuit against Kemah locals Laura and Ronald Reeves in response to an alleged drowning at their residence. Recent court documents filed May 7 in Galveston County … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death