Wrongful Death

• Nov 16, 2011

  wrongful death: our experience

  Over the past 30 years, Tabor Law Firm has assisted hundreds of families in handling wrongful death cases. Below is an example of a wrongful death cases that Tabor Law has recently settled.

  Dudley v. Towne Air Freight

  Indiana State Police Lieutenant Gary Dudley helped coordinate and annually participated in a charity bicycle ride around the state of Indiana to benefit C.O.P.S. (“Concerns of Police Survivors”), an organization that provides support to families of officers who are killed in the line of duty. In 2006, Gary was riding his bicycle in the charity ride with a group of other police officers southbound on State Road 63 in Vermillion County when the riders’ support motor vehicle was rear-ended by a truck being driven by an employee of Degendant Towne Air Freight. As the truck collided with the support motor vehicle, both vehicles were propelled forward and Gary was struck and killed. Tabor Law Firm successfully represented Gary’s wife, Carolyn, in an action for his wrongful death. Our investigation revealed evidence that the Defendant driver failed to keep a proper lookout, was speeding, and was following too closely before he hit Gary.

• Nov 07, 2011

  Anonymous v. Ransom Street Apartments; Citizens Gas

  On November 4, 1984 the plaintiff ‘s child, then age two, received instantaneous scald burns when he fell into a bathtub being filled with hot water. His sister, then age six, tried to rescue him after he had fallen in, thus sustaining burns to over 30% of her body. The two year old later died in Indiana University hospital on December 18, 1984 following extensive and unsuccessful treatment for his burns.

  On the day the two children sustained their injuries, the gas water heater at their Ransom Street apartment was delivering hot water at a temperature in access of 171 degrees, whereas the recommended water heater setting is 120 degrees.

  It was found that the temperature setting on the water heater control at their Ransom Street apartment was at all times in the maximum hot position from the time the plaintiff and her children took possession of the apartment until the day they sustained their injuries. The defendants, Ransom Street Apartments, Inc. were found to be guilty of improperly maintaining the residence, and that the death of the two-year-old boy and the injuries to the six-year-old girl were a direct result of their negligence. Tabor Law Firm was able to assist the Smith’s in obtaining a five figure recovery from the Defendants that would help pay for the medical expenses of both children, as well as cover the cost of the burial.

• Aug 16, 2011

  Indiana State Fair

  The recent Indiana State Fair tragedy took five lives and has reminded us all how fragile life is. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those families that lost a loved one and those that were injured as this structure collapsed into the crowd.

  Tabor Law Firm was involved in a similar type case where high winds, in the face of an approaching thunderstorm, three men lost their lives when the wall collapsed onto them. Indiana OSHA is investigating the Indiana State Fair accident and will offer additional evidence as to the cause.

  If you were injured during the Indiana State Fair incident, Tabor Law Firm has experience with this type of case and knows how to navigate the process and protect your interests before evidence is destroyed. If you need a partner with experience, we can help.