Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Medical Device Company Halted By Lubbock County Medical Examiner Office Backlog

Carlson Law Firm Clients Unable to Move Forward with Claim

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Oct 25, 2018, 10:08 ET

LUBBOCK, Texas, Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephanie Loughborough lost her father four months ago because of a faulty rollator. She sought the help of Carlson Law Firm attorney Russell Shrauner to represent her in a wrongful death lawsuit to hold the company responsible for their defective product. However, moving forward with the lawsuit was slowed to a complete stop after months of misinformation from the Lubbock County Medical Examiner's Office.

"Every time I called the Lubbock County Medical Examiner's Office, they gave me the runaround and I didn't get any answers," Stephanie said. "When I found out there were more than 400 cases backlogged, I was blown away. But I finally had an answer to all of my questions."

Stephanie and her family have been trying for months to bring a claim against the maker of the rollator responsible for her father's death, but is unable to do so without one key piece of information.

"I want to help this family hold the company that we believe is responsible for their father's death accountable," Shrauner said. "However, I am unable to do that without the death certificate."

Robert Loughborough passed away earlier this year. On the morning of June 15, Robert fell when the wheel from his rollator buckled and the wheel snapped. He laid tangled in the faulty device for two hours until his son arrived to check on him and called for an ambulance. As a result of the defective rollator, our client's father was admitted to UMC where he eventually died.

More than four months after her father's death, Stephanie is still waiting on his death certificate. In addition to the hold on her lawsuit against the company, she is unable to collect on her father's accidental death policy because of the backlog.

"There are real consequences when things get so out of hand," Shrauner said. "It has impacted my client, and it has taken a toll on my ability to represent her. I hate to imagine how many others have had their lives put on hold for such a disaster."

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https://www.carlsonattorneys.com/news-and-update/wrongful-death-backlog/

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SOURCE The Carlson Law Firm