Tag: wrongful death
Federal Court Finds That Children of Deceased Father Have No Standing to Pursue Section 1983 Claim Against City for Death of Father While in Police Custody
The decedent, Phillip White, died en route to the hospital after an encounter with Vineland police officers. A federal lawsuit was filed against Vineland by Mr. White’s mother, as his Administratrix Ad Prosequendum, and two of his children. The issue in White v. City of Vineland, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 199436 (D.N.J. Nov. 2, 2022) […]
Minority Statute of Limitations Tolling Held to Be Inapplicable to Suits Brought on Behalf of Minor Decedents or Their Estates
By: Angela Reading, Law Clerk Editor: Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. On July 14, 2022, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Monk v. Kennedy Univ. Hosp., Inc., 2022 N.J. Super. LEXIS 101 (App. Div. July 14, 2022), issued a published decision, holding that the minority tolling provision in N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2(a), which allows minors to file medical […]
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