The two sons of a slain Georgia man have sued the woman charged with killing him for wrongful death. The defendant, Suzanne Renee Mericle, 61, opened fire through the bedroom door after James David Barron, 68, backed away from an argument, according to the complaint viewed by Law&Crime.

“This family has suffered an unspeakable tragedy and this civil suit has been initiated to protect the family and their legal rights,” said the plaintiff statement, according to The Brunswick News. “The Barrons kindly request that their privacy be respected during this difficult time. Our firm generally does not comment on pending litigation and this is particularly true in a case like this, where an investigation is still ongoing. Therefore, we have no further comment at this time.”

A “disgruntled” ex-patient walked into his former dentist’s office on Thursday and shot three people, including one fatally, authorities say.

The incident happened just after 4 p.m. in El Cajon, California, a suburb of San Diego. The El Cajon Police Department received calls about shots fired inside the Smile Plus dentist’s office at 480 N. Magnolia Ave. Officers arrived to find two men and one woman suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the men, 28-year-old dentist Benjamin Harouni, died on the scene while the other two victims were rushed to the hospital in serious but stable condition.

Cops identified the suspect as 29-year-old El Cajon resident Mohammed Abdulkareem and learned he fled the scene in a white U-Haul pickup truck. License plate readers picked up the truck’s tag. The department released suspect and vehicle information to local media.

A 50-year-old dentist and oral surgeon in Maryland will spend more than four decades behind bars for killing his 25-year-old girlfriend who fatally overdosed on addictive anesthesia medications administered through an at-home IV station the doctor had set up for her in the rental house they shared. State Circuit Court Judge Cheryl A. McCally on Wednesday ordered James Michael Ryan to serve a sentence of 45 years in a state correctional facility, authorities announced.

As previously reported by Law&Crime, a Montgomery County jury in August deliberated for less than three hours before finding Ryan guilty of one count of second-degree depraved heart murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Sarah Harris. He was also convicted on charges of possession with the intent to distribute midazolam and distribution of ketamine and diazepam.

Ryan had been facing a maximum sentence of 55 years in prison before Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, however, the state sentencing guidelines had been calculated at between 10 to 25 years, the Washington Post reported. McCally reportedly said she decided to far exceed those guidelines due to Ryan’s significant contribution to Harris’ death — providing her with the drugs stolen from his practice — as well as his exploitation of a position of power over the former beauty queen who began working for him for several years before her death. Prosecutors said that he “often administered” the drugs to Harris himself.

During the sentencing hearing, McCally reportedly recounted “the march to Sarah’s death,” emphasizing text messages showed Ryan on at least one occasion administered ketamine to Harris while she was asleep.

A dentist in Minnesota allegedly performed dozens of procedures on a patient in one day, overdosed her with anesthesia, and falsified medical records — and now that patient wants the dentist to pay.

Kathleen Wilson says Dr. Kevin Molldrem and his dental practice, Molldrem Family Dentistry, negligently performed more than 30 procedures in a single day, leaving her disfigured and seriously injured. According to a lawsuit filed in Hennepin County, Wilson “has endured and will continue to endure pain and suffering, embarrassment, emotional distress, and disfigurement as a direct result of Dr. Molldrem’s negligence.”