Illinois High Court: Punitive Claim Does Not Survive Death
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Punitive damages based on "willful and wanton violation" of the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act are not available if the nursing home resident who allegedly was injured by those violations has died, the state Supreme Court held March 24 (Thomas Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor Inc., No. 110406, Ill. Sup.; 2011 Ill. LEXIS 451; See May 2010, Page 14). Full story on lexis.comEducation roundup: Wendy Walsh drops ACLU reps in wrongful death case – Bakersfield Californian
Education roundup: Wendy Walsh drops ACLU reps in wrongful death caseBakersfield Californian
Wendy Walsh, the mother of a 13-year-old Tehachapi student who committed suicide reportedly after being bullied in school for being gay, has axed the American Civil Liberties Union as her representative as she pursues a wrongful death case against ...
Wrongful death suit filed against La Marque police – Southeast Texas Record
Wrongful death suit filed against La Marque policeSoutheast Texas Record
Consequently, the plaintiffs seek wrongful death, exemplary and survival damages in addition to attorney's fees. They are represented by Sloan, Bagley, Hatcher & Perry Law Firm. The case has been assigned to US District Court Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt.
Family of worker killed in Neb. bridge collapse files wrongful-death suit … – The Republic
Family of worker killed in Neb. bridge collapse files wrongful-death suit ...The Republic
The wife of a railroad worker who died last June when floodwaters brought down a bridge over the Elkhorn River in Norfolk has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the railroads responsible for the structure. Suzanne Scholl, of Norfolk, ...
Widow files suit in bridge deathOmaha World-Herald
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County to pay $1.5 in wrongful death suit – Porterville Recorder
County to pay $1.5 in wrongful death suitPorterville Recorder
Tulare County has settled a wrongful death, civil rights lawsuit out of court, agreeing to pay $1.5 million to the parents of a 21-year-old man shot and killed by a Tulare County Sheriff's detective in 2008. Attorney Brian Claypool of the Claypool Law ...
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Bakersfield to pay $2.1 million in wrongful death lawsuit – Bakersfield Now
Bakersfield NowBakersfield to pay $2.1 million in wrongful death lawsuit
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Erika Morataya feels justice has finally been done in the wrongful death of her father, 54-year-old Armando Morataya. "Today, the community has spoken very clearly," said Erika. A Kern County jury ordered the city of Bakersfield to pay the family $2.1 ...
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Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Four Loko Maker – Fox News
Chicago TribuneFamily Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Four Loko Maker
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CHICAGO – A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Thursday against the Chicago-based maker of Four Loko by the family of a teen who was struck and killed by a car after downing two cans of the controversial drink. The family of Washington, DC, ...
Family of 15-year-old files wrongful death suit against Four Loko makerChicago Tribune
Four Loko maker faces wrongful death suitABC7Chicago.com
Four Loko Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Family of 15 Year Old BoyAboutLawsuits.com
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Family files wrongful death suit against AAA, towing service – Citizens Voice
Family files wrongful death suit against AAA, towing serviceCitizens Voice
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against AAA Mid-Atlantic, a Wilkes-Barre towing service, and a tow-truck driver in connection with the death of a woman who was killed during a vehicle service call in Plains ...
Death during car towing results in civil lawsuitWilkes Barre Times-Leader
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21st Players Death + Wrongful Death Lawsuit = #1 Problem For NCAA. – RealSportsNet
21st Players Death + Wrongful Death Lawsuit = #1 Problem For NCAA.RealSportsNet
Abram's family believes that his death could have been prevented if the Ole Miss practices had been run correctly and if Bennie had been under proper medical supervision. The result, wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against the NCAA, ...
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