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$5.1M Verdict for Parents of Man Slain at Albany Motel 6

A Fulton County jury has awarded $5.1 million to the parents of a man killed in his room at an Albany, Ga., Motel 6 in 2007.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Estate of Stevenson, PICS Case No. 14-0752 (C.P. Philadelphia Feb. 20, 2014) O'Keefe, J. (7 pages).

Forfeiture Statute • Wrongful Death
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Parents Found Not Liable For Alcohol Consumed By UConn Killer

Jafar Karzoun, a 20-year-old University of Connecticut student, was punched in the face during a fight at Spring Weekend on campus in Storrs in 2011. He was knocked unconscious by the blow, hit his head on the concrete and suffered a massive head injury. He died about a week later.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

$2.9M Settles Suits in Drive-By Shootings

A mother whose son was killed in a drive-by shooting and a surviving son wounded in the attack have settled their claims against a southwest Atlanta apartment complex for $2.9 million.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Crash Victim's Parents Seek to Quash Settlement With GM

The parents of a woman whose 2011 death prompted General Motors Co.’s recall of 2.6 million vehicles have refiled their lawsuit, alleging that the automaker knew about an ignition system defect for a decade—even secretly redesigned the switch—but didn’t tell the public.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suit Raises Question of County Liability in Torture Case

An upstate appellate court has reinstated most of a lawsuit filed against Erie County in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old woman who was tortured and killed at the hands of her mother and half brother.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suit Over Teen Suicide Who Alleged Abuse by Coach Settles for $900K

The family of a high school baseball player who committed suicide after alleging he was subjected to sexual abuse by his coach will receive $900,000 to settle wrongful death claims against the school and others claimed to have been responsible.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Gun Dealer Faces Liability for Selling Murder Weapon

An Alaskan gun dealer faces trial for selling a Ruger .22-caliber rifle to a fugitive and drug addict who used it to kill a stranger outside a supermarket in 2006.
3 minute read

Law.com

Justices Balk at Mandating Defibrillators in Stores

At Tuesday's argument, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye suggested the state Legislature had "made a policy call" against such a rule.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Biondi v. Motorcycle Safety Services, Inc., PICS Case No. 14-0620 (Pa. Super. March 28, 2014) (memorandum) Bender, J. (14 pages).

Wrongful Death and Survival • Waiver • Foreseeable Injury • Assumption of the Risk • Expert Testimony
3 minute read

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