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• Teenager Killed in Charles Town Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 21, 2007 5:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A 13-year-old was killed in a car accident in Charles Town on Sunday. He was being treated for his injuries at Children's Hospital in Washington D.C. when he passed away on Monday. The victim was in an SUV that was struck by a Toyota Camry while attempting to make a left turn onto U.S. 340 from Augustine Avenue in Charles Town.Police believe that the victim's father, who was driving the SUV,...

• El Paso Wrongful Death Suit Ends With $21 Million Award

  Shannon Weidemann | June 01, 2007 6:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  A jury in El Paso has awarded the family of a stabbing victim $21 Million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The man was killed by another man that was never charged with a crime. He claimed it was an act of self-defense. "The Juarez family has said from the beginning that it's not about money. It's a validation that Jacob Ortiz wrongfully took Hugo's life," said David J. Kimmelman, the lawyer for...