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Halfway House Can Be Sued Over Inmate Escape That Led to Murder

The family of a woman murdered by a halfway house inmate who absconded after faking a seizure can sue state contractors who operate the facility, a federal judge in New Jersey has ruled.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Settlement Talks Opening in Toyota Death, Injury Claims

Lawyers for Toyota Motor Corp. have taken a step toward settling hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of drivers injured or killed in accidents blamed on sudden, unintended acceleration, according to court documents.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards $3.8 Mil. Verdict in Wrongful-Death Suit

An accident on I-83 near York, Pa., that sent a car over a Jersey barrier to be hit head-on by a speeding truck has garnered a $3.8 million verdict in federal court for the family of the woman who died that day.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Defense Verdict in Truck Fatality

A Gwinnett County jury declined to hold a trucking company driver liable for the death of a man killed when a box truck crossed the center line and rammed a car after being hit by another vehicle during a nasty three-vehicle wreck in 2005.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Hayes v. County of San Diego

By | December 03, 2013
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Murder Victim's Family Wins $9 Million Claim

It's not often that the family of a murder victim files a civil suit against a suspected killer. The O.J. Simpson civil case may be the most notable exception, though it's said that the civil action was less about collecting damages and more about proving that the former football star, who was acquitted in criminal court, actually killed his ex-wife and a male friend.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

$2.5M Verdict Upheld Against Hit Men Hirer

The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld a $2.5 million wrongful death jury verdict against an Indian-born hotelier who was convicted in 2008 of hiring hit men to kill his daughter-in-law because she was African-American.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Archdiocese Sued Over Priest-Accuser's Death

A wrongful-death lawsuit and survivorship action has been filed against the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the monsignor who served as secretary of the clergy, and a priest, alleging that sexual abuse led to a man's death from a drug overdose.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Club Owners, Security Co. Liable For Wrongful Death

By | October 29, 2013
A judge issued a $2.5 million verdict against two club owners and a security company that were found liable for a patron's shooting death in a Philadelphia club because they did not provide adequate protection on the premises.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miccosukees Ruled Liable For $3.2 Million Jury Award

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Ronald Dresnick added the Miccosukee Indian tribe after the fact to a lawsuit that resulted in a jury award against two tribe members in a drunken-driving traffic death.
3 minute read

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