Published September 4, 2009 by William Lee, Chicago Tribune   A Cook County judge on Thursday approved a $15 million settlement for the family of a restaurateur killed in a small airplane crash near a Wheeling airport in 2006.   Michael Waugh, 37, and three others were killed when the twin-engine Cessna 421B they were ... Read more

Published August 13, 2009 by zeenews.com New York: The family of the first fatal swine flu victim in New York has filed papers in court with the intention of suing the local government for $40 million, news reports said on Wednesday.   Assistant principal Mitch Wiener at a Queens school succumbed to the influenza virus ... Read more

UNION-TRIBUNE 7:18 a.m. December 12, 2008   Family and friends of an Oceanside woman who was killed last year when she fell from a hot-air balloon in New Mexico have reached a $1.4 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit. Rosemary Wooley Phillips, 60, died during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in October 2007 in ... Read more

Associated Press By JIM SUHR – 6 days ago EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A widow whose husband died at a Veterans Affairs hospital under fire for substandard care has agreed to settle her lawsuit against the government for $975,000, her attorney said. Katrina Shank had sought $12 million in her federal wrongful-death lawsuit. ... Read more

               A wrongful death can best be defined as a death caused by the negligence, recklessness, malpractice or inaction of another.  In a wrongful death case, the executor or administrator of the estate may bring a claim against the responsible parties for damages which may include: medical, hospital and funeral expenses; compensation for the pain and ... Read more