Florida Injury Lawyer Blog
A woman was traveling less than a mile from her home to her son’s daycare in Arkansas when her vehicle hit a patch of black ice near an intersection. She careened into a nearby pond, and immediately called 911. Frantic as she and her 5-year-old sunk deeper into the icy water, the woman waited for emergency response that would be too late for her. 
It took 53 minutes from the time she placed the call until firefighters and police arrived. She was deceased when they pulled her out. Her son did survive initially, but was critically ill and suffered brain damage. He died two years later from injuries related to the crash.
His father filed two wrongful death lawsuits against the city for failed emergency response. The first case, Yang v. Little Rock City, et al., was filed in 2013 on behalf of his son. A second lawsuit with the same name, Yang v. Little Rock City of, et al., was filed this year on behalf of his wife. The lawsuits allege the long delay in the arrival of a water rescue team meant his wife and son suffered prolonged exposure to cold water, which ultimately led to their deaths. He asserts this delay was preventable, and could be attributed in large part to a single employee who was known to have serious performance issues, even before she was hired. Continue reading ›
