Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Woman Suffers Severe Head Injury On Water Slide
A woman has filed a negligence lawsuit against Universal Studios after suffering a serious injury on the Volcano Bay water park slide in 2018. The woman went down the ride head first on a mat provided by the water park. She states that the mat curled up as she was going down the slide… Read More »
Company Seeks To Distance Itself From Alex Murdaugh In Boating Death Suit
Alex Murdaugh has been charged with the death of his wife and his son, a story that has made headlines across the U.S. However, prior to this, his son was facing a wrongful death lawsuit after he killed a woman in a boating accident. The lawsuit is moving forward against the son’s estate and… Read More »
Nursing Home Closes, Lawsuit Survives
Recent abuses at a California nursing home have forced the nursing home to close down. The embattled care facility was accused of being too slow to respond to patient calls for help and in some cases, did not respond at all. This culminated with the death of a 79-year-old man who suffered a head… Read More »
Girl Sues After Being Struck By Stray Bullet At High School Football Game
A Jacksonville family has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the City of Jacksonville after their daughter was struck by a stray bullet. The girl has undergone several major surgeries since the stray bullet struck her and has been ruled to be ineligible to work by the Social Security Administration because of her injuries…. Read More »
Lawsuit Claims That Baby Suffered Brain Damage After Circumcision
The parents of a child are claiming that he was turned away from the hospital after he bled into his diapers following a circumcision. The couple claims they were turned away from an emergency room twice. The parents are now suing the hospital claiming that their son was discharged from the hospital while suffering… Read More »
One Florida Doctor Faces 350 Malpractice Lawsuits
One Jacksonville doctor is the defendant in an astounding 350 medical malpractice lawsuits. Hundreds more are expected by the end of the year. As you may know, Florida has a three strikes law for doctors. That means that doctors who have three or more medical malpractice judgments against them can be barred from practicing… Read More »
Lawsuit Filed Against Miami-Dade Over Baseball Diamond Accident
An appeals court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against Miami-Dade County centering on an auto accident that occurred at a baseball diamond used by children. In 2016, a drunk driver crashed through the fence and severely injured a high school principal who was watching his son’s baseball game. The injuries were so… Read More »
Woman Dies After Fracturing Hip During Hip Rehab
A family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a hospital after their loved one fell out of bed while being transferred from the bed to the bathroom. According to the lawsuit, a nurse had updated the patient’s record stating that two individuals must be present to move the woman. That did not happen… Read More »
Lawsuit Filed After Child Dies Of Sickle Cell Anemia
Here are the facts. A child was taken away from their birth parents and placed in the care of a foster family. The child had sickle cell anemia. For whatever reason, the foster family neglected to give the child the medication he needed to treat the condition. The child died as a result of… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Employee Dies In Public Pool
Sometimes, wrongful death lawsuits are filed to recover money. In other cases, however, they are filed to recover information. The latter usually happens when the circumstances around a death are strange or don’t seem to add up. That can be said of a recent lawsuit filed against Miami Beach after a counselor at one… Read More »