In my previous post on this story, I discussed the horrific events surrounding the murders of the wife and two daughters of Dr. William Petit, in the 2007 Cheshire, Connecticut home invasion murders. I’ll now discuss why I believe there is a distinct possibility that the Cheshire Connecticut Police Department…
Normally, this story would be posted on my Massachusetts criminal law blog. But I feel that it deserves to be discussed here, for reasons illustrating the legal concepts of negligence and wrongful death. This is an appallingly frightening story, nightmarish in its reality, and stunning in what appears at this…
My apologies for not having posted here for awhile – I’ve been sidelined with either a minor flu or bad cold. Not a big deal; worse things can happen to people. As the story behind today’s post makes very clear. This is the story of a very promising young student…
In a case that one can only hope will produce civil justice (vs. the criminal justice that’s already been obtained,) the parents of a 16-year-old Massachusetts murder victim have filed a $1 million lawsuit against her killer and his mother. Joshua C. Whitaker, 23, was sentenced to life in the…
Here’s a story of an interesting case involving a Massachusetts Wrongful Death claim. On December 9, 2000, the unthinkable happened to a young couple living in central Massachusetts. Sherylann Miller, a 38 year-old married woman and the mother of a young girl, had been hired as a restaurant manager by…