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New York Law Journal

Rodriguez v. River Val. Care Ctr. Inc.

Decedent's Son Lacked Legal Capacity to Sue For Wrongful Death on Estate's Behalf
2 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Judge Greenlights Wrongful Death Case Stemming From Police Chase

A wrongful death case against a Delaware State Police trooper appears headed for trial, after a Delaware Superior Court judge on Tuesday rejected the state's assertion that the officer had not directly caused a high-speed crash that killed a woman during a police chase.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Tosses $38.5M in Punitives Over Kraft Factory Shooting

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has tossed a $38.5 million punitive damages verdict awarded to the families of two Kraft employees who were fatally gunned down by a disgruntled co-worker.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

CSX Vows to Appeal Verdict Over Death on Allman Movie Set

A Savannah jury returned a verdict of $11.2 million late Monday after a six-day trial stemming from a fatal train accident on the set of "Midnight Rider"—of which CSX Railroad is required to pay $3.9 million, according to the jury's apportionment, though it has promised to appeal.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Abate v. County of Erie

Order Granting Motion to Compel Disclosure Of 911 Records of Stranded Motorists Affirmed
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Negligence Suit Against ICE May Proceed, Judge Rules

Southern District Judge Paul Crotty found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement retained certain responsibilities to provide detainees with adequate medical care despite having delegated duties to the Orange County Correctional Facility.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Partlow v. Gray, PICS Case No. 17-1007 (Pa. Super. June 15, 2017) Dubow, J. (10 pages).

Evidence of defendant's bloodshot eyes and lethargic behavior, BAC test results, and expert testimony using results to extrapolate defendant's BAC and its impact on fitness to drive at the time of the accident were cumulatively sufficient to constitute admissible evidence of defendant's intoxication and fitness to drive. Judgment affirmed.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Family of Man Killed In Deck Accident Seeks $25M After $1M Settlement

A $1 million settlement has been reached with the survivors of a disabled veteran who strangled to death when an apartment deck railing broke loose and trapped him in his wheelchair. But the parties are continuing to litigate, as the family and estate seeks $25 million from the apartment complex owner's excess coverage policy.
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Markell, Minner, Ex-DOC Officials Claim Immunity in Prison-Riot Suit

Current and former state officials on June 30 moved to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a correctional officer killed in a Feb. 1 prison uprising at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plane Engine Maker on the Hook for $2.7M in Fatal Cessna Crash

The manufacturer of an airplane engine that failed mid-flight can't escape paying a $2.7 million verdict to the widow of one of the passengers killed in the resulting fatal crash, a federal judge has ruled.
3 minute read

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