Losing a loved one is never easy, but losing a loved one to the negligent actions of another party can make the loss even more traumatic. At Metier Law Firm, we’re dedicated to providing wrongful death victims with comfort, safety, and strength following catastrophic losses. In this section of our blog, you can learn more about what wrongful death lawsuits are, when you may be able to file one, and what you can expect when working with a wrongful death attorney.
If your family has been affected by the wrongful death of a loved one, contact Metier Law Firm. We provide free, no-risk consultations and will do everything we can to help your family.
A few years ago, wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits flooded Toyota’s offices. The office recently settled the first of many wrongful death suits. There are still hundreds of lawsuits pending. The suit was filed on behalf of Paul Van Alfen and Charlene Jones Lloyd, a couple who died when their Toyota Camry hit a… read more
Police showed up Jason Alan Kemp’s apartment in Grand Junction on July 20, 2010. They were responding to a call from Kemp’s neighbor about some property damage that Kemp allegedly caused. Kemp had just returned from a jet skiing trip with friends, and his neighbors claim that Kemp’s jet ski fell off his car while… read more
There were signs on the road alerting drivers about a traffic jam up ahead – two semi-trucks had crashed a few miles down on westbound I-80 in Nebraska. One trucker did not heed these warnings and crashed into a Mustang, which then pushed the Corolla in front of it underneath a truck. The truck accident… read more
Accidental deaths among children fell between the years of 2000 and 2009 by 30 percent, according to new data released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A sharp decline in car accident fatalities helped lower the numbers. The first decade of the 2000s saw a 41 percent drop in child car crash… read more
The lawyer for a tow-truck driver involved in a towing accident that claimed the life of a woman last March claims his client’s inebriation had nothing to do with the accident. While the attorney acknowledges his client had a blood alcohol level of .114, he insists a defective vehicle he was towing led to the… read more
New Life Lodge, Tennessee’s largest drug rehabilitation center, is under fire for the deaths of two patients at its facility within a few months of each other in 2010. Lindsey Poteet, a 29-year-old patient, died on September 1, 2010, the day the facility stated that she would complete her rehab program. She showed pneumonia-like symptoms,… read more
A fire at the Summerview Apartments in San Antonio, Texas resulted in the death of six-year-old Rudy Alejos, as well as burn injuries sustained by his mother, Debbie Abby Garcia. Rudy’s father, Raul Alejos, filed a wrongful death suit against Drought Properties, Inc., the company that owns the apartment complex. According to My San Antonio.com,… read more
Authorities in Kansas City have ruled the death of 19-month-old Jermane Johnson Jr. an accident even though someone has admitted to holding his head underwater with intent to kill. This is because the someone in question is a 5-year-old girl. The 5-year-old told detectives that she pulled Jermane into the tub to drown him “because… read more
Detra Farries, the woman accused of dragging a tow truck driver to his death in February 2011, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her. The charges against her include felony hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident in the death of Allen Rose, 35, in Colorado Springs on… read more
