27 h. ago Families of Camp Mystic campers and counselors file lawsuits over deaths

Families allege camp leaders ignored known flood risks in ‘entirely preventable’ tragedy that killed multiple peopleThe families of several campers and two counselors who died in July’s catastrophic Hill Country floods in Texas have filed multiple lawsuits against Camp Mystic and its owners, accusing them of “gross negligence”.The 4 July floods, which claimed more than 130 lives across the region and was described as some of the US’s deadliest floods in decades, devastated the 99-year-old Christian all-girls camp, located on the banks of the Guadalupe river in Kerr county. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths

The families of some of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who died in catastrophic flooding in Texas on July 4 are suing Camp Mystic and its owners

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4 d. ago Nevada Department of Corrections is sued over man's death days before his scheduled release

A Las Vegas man's family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Nevada Department of Corrections after he was killed just days before his release

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5 d. ago ChatGPT accused of acting as ‘suicide coach’ in series of US lawsuits

Chatbot was first used for ‘general help’ with schoolwork or research but ‘evolved into a psychologically manipulative presence’, plaintiffs sayChatGPT has been accused of acting as a “suicide coach” in a series of lawsuits filed this week in California alleging that interactions with the chatbot led to severe mental breakdowns and several deaths.The seven lawsuits include allegations of wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, negligence and product liability.In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Car factory worker first person to be killed by a robot in horror death

The victim was 25-years-old when he became the first person in the world to be killed by a robot - and his death led to a huge lawsuit against the manufacturer of the machine

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1 week ago Detroit paying nearly $6M in second death connected to bus driver with many crashes

The city of Detroit has agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a bus

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3 w. ago Disney is fighting in court to keep food test results under wraps in doctor’s family’s wrongful death lawsuit

Legal documents alleged that Disney even tried to keep the restaurant’s menu secret in the court battle

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3 w. ago MLB star Mike Trout testifies in lawsuit over overdose death of teammate Tyler Skaggs

Angels star addresses friendship with Tyler SkaggsFamily suing team for $118m over death of pitcherLos Angeles Angels star Mike Trout testified Tuesday that he loved his teammate Tyler Skaggs like a brother and did not see any signs of drug use before the pitcher died of an overdose in 2019.Trout, one of the greatest baseball players of his generation, took the stand in a civil trial in California over whether the Angels should be held responsible for their former communications director, Eric Kay, giving Skaggs a fentanyl-laced pill that led to his death. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ICE scrambles to hire healthcare workers for facilities as deaths and lawsuits rise

The agency is seeking doctors, nurses, and pharmacists as unprecedented numbers of people swept up in Donald Trump’s ‘mass deportation’ drive

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4 w. ago Opening statements expected in trial over LA Angels' alleged role in pitcher Skaggs' overdose death

Opening statements are expected soon in the trial for the wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Angels

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