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Oral Arguments In Ragland Wrongful Death Suit Set To Begin
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More than a decade after the death of a UK football player, the victim's family and the man who admitted shooting him are back in court. The family of Trent DiGiuro won a wrongful death suit against Shane Ragland in 2008, but Ragland appealed the $63 million judgement. Family members say they believe there have been more than 50 hearings in the 15 years since DiGiuro was killed. Ragland was ...
 
Appeals court to hear arguments in wrongful death lawsuit against Shane Ragland
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Ragland is appealing a $63 million judgment. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 1994 death of UK football player Trent DiGiuro.
 
Former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Is a Defendant in Wrongful-Death Suit
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Former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Phillips, now a partner at Baker Botts, is a defendant in a wrongful-death suit brought by parents of a teenage girl killed in a March 2009 accident. The plaintiffs allege that their daughter attended a party at the Phillips' home on the night of the accident and that Phillips and his wife were home and "were well aware that minors were getting drunk ...
 
Appeals are ensured for death cases
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China has taken a new move to prevent wrongful convictions in death sentence cases and limit the number of death sentences by ensuring the appeals process for the condemned.
 
Court Upholds Dismissal of Fraternity in Death
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a fraternity and its members from a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a post-party fatal crash.
 
Fayette County settles wrongful-death lawsuit for $250,000
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Fayette County has paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the sheriff's office and county officials of causing the death of a woman by mishandling the service of a civil-protection order on her estranged husband.
 
Mother: Monorail Death Was Preventable
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- New legal documents show the mother of the young man killed while driving a Walt Disney World monorail thinks the theme park could have prevented her son's death.
 
Legal Briefs
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Jury selection has begun in the wrongful death case of a man who died after his car plunged from the Golden Nugget parking garage. The family is suing the downtown resort, claiming the parking structure was unsafe.
 
Family sues over death of kickboxer
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The children of an eastern Missouri man who died after he was injured kickboxing has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the gym and trainer who managed his match.
 
Fayette County settles death suit
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Fayette County has paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the sheriff's office and county officials of causing the death of a woman by mishandling a civil-protection order against her estranged husband.