Author Archives: Jay Butchko
High School Faces Lawsuit After Athlete Suffers Career-Ending Injury
The coaches of a high school football team are being accused of negligence after a player tore his ACL thus ending his football career and any chance of getting a college scholarship. The player had injured his ACL prior and reinjured it after he was involved in a drill. The drill itself is now… Read More »
Shooting At Mosque Sparks Lawsuit
The widow of a man who was shot after attending a Mosque has filed a lawsuit against the mosque and the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay. The incident is confusing because it appears to have erupted from a personal confrontation. At one point, as the victim was attempting to leave the Mosque and drive… Read More »
Chinese Tourists Sue State Of Utah Over Bus Crash
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of several Chinese tourists who were injured in a tour bus crash on a remote highway. Four of the tourists died. Several others sustained severe injuries. Family members and survivors of the incident blame the State of Utah for failing to either fix the damaged road or… Read More »
Florida Boat Captain Facing Manslaughter Charges After Tourists Die
A Florida boat captain who provides parasailing experiences for tourists is now facing manslaughter charges after two of his tourists died in a preventable accident. According to reports, the winds that day were too high to safely parasail. The State of Florida has strict regulations concerning tourist activities, and the boat captain failed to… Read More »
Tony Lanez Sued After Hit And Run Accident
Rapper Tony Lanez is facing a personal injury lawsuit after his vehicle was implicated in a hit-and-run accident. However, Lanez was not driving the vehicle at the time. Instead, somebody that he knew was driving the vehicle, caused an accident, and then left the scene of the accident. Now, Lanez is being sued for… Read More »
Palm Beach Family Files Negligent Security Lawsuit After Gas Station Shooting
In 2020, a chef at a country club went into a gas station. Little did she know, there was a robbery in progress at the time. The woman was shot and killed during the armed robbery, and now the family has filed a lawsuit against the gas station owner alleging negligent security. According to… Read More »
Miami Hotel Sued After Savage Beating Of Tourists
A Miami personal injury attorney called it one of the most savage attacks he’d ever seen after two New York tourists were beaten, raped, strangled, and bitten by a man who simply walked into the hotel. The hotel had a history of violent crimes being committed on the premises making the plaintiff’s case that… Read More »
Carnival Ride Accident Results In Stricter Regulations
Four years ago, an Ohio teen lost his life when the arm of one of the carnival’s rides snapped, sending the teen flying to his death. It turned out that the steel arm of the attraction had corroded through—enough so that when the ride was in motion, the arm snapped off. The centripetal force… Read More »
First Responders Accused Of Killing Man With Ketamine
The use of ketamine as a chemical restraint has come under fire in recent years, presumably not by those who enjoy the drug as part of their weekend fun. Ketamine is a powerful tranquilizer that is used on humans and horses to produce a dissociative effect. The drug is used to reduce “excited delirium”… Read More »
Judge Recused In Police Brutality/Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A federal judge has just recused himself from a case involving a woman who was shot and killed by Oxford police. The lawsuit has been filed against the City of Oxford. The judge stepped down because he was acquainted with some of the witnesses and family members involved in the lawsuit, and it, therefore,… Read More »