Wrongful death laws provide a civil remedy when a person is killed due to the negligence of another person or company. Wrongful death lawsuits may be based upon drunk driving accidents, the manufacture of defective products, the construction of an unsound building, or failing to diagnose a fatal disease.
Wrongful Death — Headline Victory
11-year old J.S. attended a Quintessoria at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. The family renting the fairgrounds was required to hire security as a condition of their rental of the fairgrounds. Security was required to restrict persons attending the party to a particular building at the fairgrounds. A group of children went to play soccer in a field. Parents were supervising the kids playing soccer. When J.S. and other children playing soccer were coming back after having some refreshments, they headed to an open storage building rather than the soccer field. Security was aware that other children had previously gone to the storage building. The building had stacks of furniture and equipment. J.S. died from injuries caused by a glass display case he ran into while playing soccer in the storage building. Our firm represented the estate of J.S. against persons responsible for security and safety at the Yamhill County fairgrounds. The case settled for a substantial confidential amount prior to trial.