News reported in www.sacbee.com written by Susan Ferriss entitled, “Farmworker's family sues over California heat-related death” related the gloomy incident that happened to María Isavel Vásquez Jiménez, who died in Lodi two days after collapsing in a vineyard on May 14 due to hot vineyard environment. The news was published on Thursday, June 19, 2008.
The family of the teenage girl filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Merced Superior Court on Wednesday, the following day of the death. In its complaint, it alleged that Merced Farm Labor and West Coast Grape Farming Inc. (the company that hired Merced to provide workers) are responsible for the death of their daughter.
Public eyes were open to this issue as there are diverse views on the matter that have been issued and relayed. The labor sector as well as other sectors has expressed their concerns on the tragic wrongful death of the teenage girl. The labor activist has this to say on the event, “They want the suit to send a strong message that California farm companies – not just the labor contractors they hire – should be held accountable for conditions that endanger workers”.
I was shaken by the issue and I expressed deep sympathy to the teenage girl who has been ruthlessly killed while doing her job religiously.
How many of type of cases with this liking have happened in our society? I can fairly guess there are many. This case was just an addition to the many cases of wrongful death that besets our jurisdiction.
Wrongful death cases, have gained advances in the list of most celebrated personal injury law litigated issues. Unfortunately, despite the prevalence of this event, many people have no real inkling regarding their right to claim compensation for their losses coursing through the legal option of filing a wrongful death lawsuit or claim.
Gladly though, the parents of the teenage girl, through its lawyers have wage the proper avenue in ventilating their injury compensation for their losses by filing a wrongful death case. However, for those who failed to opt for this legal remedy, I express my concern.
One thing I must say, especially to the surviving families, when events like this happened, go for this remedy in your pursuit for injury compensation.
The family of the teenage girl filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Merced Superior Court on Wednesday, the following day of the death. In its complaint, it alleged that Merced Farm Labor and West Coast Grape Farming Inc. (the company that hired Merced to provide workers) are responsible for the death of their daughter.
Public eyes were open to this issue as there are diverse views on the matter that have been issued and relayed. The labor sector as well as other sectors has expressed their concerns on the tragic wrongful death of the teenage girl. The labor activist has this to say on the event, “They want the suit to send a strong message that California farm companies – not just the labor contractors they hire – should be held accountable for conditions that endanger workers”.
I was shaken by the issue and I expressed deep sympathy to the teenage girl who has been ruthlessly killed while doing her job religiously.
How many of type of cases with this liking have happened in our society? I can fairly guess there are many. This case was just an addition to the many cases of wrongful death that besets our jurisdiction.
Wrongful death cases, have gained advances in the list of most celebrated personal injury law litigated issues. Unfortunately, despite the prevalence of this event, many people have no real inkling regarding their right to claim compensation for their losses coursing through the legal option of filing a wrongful death lawsuit or claim.
Gladly though, the parents of the teenage girl, through its lawyers have wage the proper avenue in ventilating their injury compensation for their losses by filing a wrongful death case. However, for those who failed to opt for this legal remedy, I express my concern.
One thing I must say, especially to the surviving families, when events like this happened, go for this remedy in your pursuit for injury compensation.
