If someone dies by the hand of another and there was negligence involved, a wrongful death lawsuit<\/a> may be filed. This is applicable even if the defendant was criminally charged.<\/p>\n This is a case that garnered a number of headlines in 2009, as it was a spectacular example of a senseless crime committed for no apparent reason. A 38-year-old man who was shot to death at close range was first reported missing by his wife, who called police to say he had not come home after a company function. The man worked for a trucking company.<\/p>\n When the police arrived on the scene, they found the man\u2019s car parked in the office parking lot, but there were no signs of the man himself. Fellow workers started searching the building and eventually located the man on the second floor of the office building. Unfortunately, he was dead.<\/p>\n Later, as more details about the case came (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If someone dies by the hand of another and there was negligence involved, a wrongful death lawsuit may be filed. This is applicable even if the defendant was criminally charged. This is a case that garnered a number of headlines…<\/span><\/p>\n