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Motion to Dismiss Damages under Maritime Law Granted in Part

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Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Central District of California- In this action, the plaintiffs filed suit on behalf of the decedent, William Banks, in Los Angeles County Superior Court and thereafter...more

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A Review of 2023 Efforts to Broaden Wrongful Death Acts

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Several states over the past year have eliminated limitations that have been part of Wrongful Death Acts.  In Maine, the Legislature enacted “An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Damages Awarded for Wrongful Death.”...more

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"Appellate Court Affirms Ruling Allowing Punitive Damages in New York City Asbestos Cases"

In a unanimous ruling decided July 9, 2015, New York's Appellate Division, First Department declined to overrule an April 2014 order by Justice Sherry Klein Heitler, the then-coordinating justice of the New York City Asbestos...more

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