TEEN FACES VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE IN CYCLIST'S DEATH.(News)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  September 8, 1999 ;     270 words ......17-year-old Westlake Village boy was charged with vehicular manslaughter Tuesday in connection with a crash that killed...Prosecutors decided against filing a charge of gross negligence and noted there was no evidence that either...charges, which would require a showing of gross ...

Delgado found not guilty of gross negligence

Oakland Tribune;  June 15, 2007 ;   Michael Manekin;   787 words ......of felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. "God, what...count of vehicular manslaughter. Even if...over the gross negligence charge was...Delgado of gross negligence, turned unanimously...Delgado of vehicular manslaughter with ...

UC-Berkeley grad student charged with vehicular manslaughter for death of...

University Wire;  June 25, 2007 ;   Katlyn Carter;   462 words ......facing a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge in connection...will be charged with vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, Wagstaffe said. If the charges had included gross negligence, Jones would be facing...prison, he said. "For gross ...

MAN GETS 7 YEARS IN FATAL CRASH TWO-TIME DRUNK DRIVER OKS VEHICULAR...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  January 8, 2006 ;     312 words ......sentenced after pleading no contest to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the...wheter Cox's driving constituted gross negligence because of the speed he was traveling...obviously negligent but not necessarily gross negligence,'' Payne said. Cox's Ford Tempo ...

Martinez trial gets under way: Hesperia man charged with gross vehicular...

Daily Press (Victorville, CA);  September 21, 2007 ;     291 words ......Esequiel Martinez, 25, is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Deputy District Attorney...expected to rest his case Tuesday, alleges that gross negligence and intoxication lead to the death of Martinez...

gross negligence

A Dictionary of Law;    ELIZABETH A. MARTIN;   55 words ...gross negligence A high degree of negligence , manifested in behaviour substantially...of the average reasonable man. Causing someone's death through gross negligence could be regarded as manslaughter if the accused appreciated the...

Texas Supreme Court opens door to coverage of punitive damages; Public...

Business Insurance;  February 25, 2008 ;   Ceniceros, Roberto;   787 words ......cover punitive damages awarded for gross negligence could influence a variety of liability...that insuring punitive damages for gross negligence, regardless of policy language, is...Such damages are meant to punish gross negligence, the insurer argued. We based our...

Vermont Supreme Court rules injured worker can't sue for gross negligence

Lawyers USA;  May 5, 2008 ;     282 words ......bars an injured worker's claims for gross negligence against an employer-employee safety...and maintain the machine constituted gross negligence. The worker cited the language of a state statute that permits actions for gross negligence against employers and their safety...

SKIPPER JAILED OVER DEATH OF CREW; One year sentence for gross...

The Mirror (London, England);  June 27, 2008 ;     587 words ......Anthony Hart blamed the defendant for gross negligence. He said: His failure to ensure that a proper look-out was kept amounted to gross negligence and led directly to this terrible...do not rely upon it as evidence of gross negligence. Other signs of disregard for proper...

NT: Developer sues law firm for gross negligence

AAP General News (Australia);  October 31, 2006 ;     462 words ......10-31-2006 NT: Developer sues law firm for gross negligence By Tara Ravens DARWIN, Oct 31 AAP...is suing law firm Clayton Utz for "gross negligence" over a failed property development...months. "There was negligence, indeed gross negligence," Mr Milatos' lawyer John Reeves QC...

Malice/gross negligence.(Medicolegal Issues)

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings;  October 1, 2006 ;   Thornton, Russell G.;   787 words ......based results from fraud, malice, or gross negligence (1) or is based on a separate statutory...existence of fraud, malice, and/or gross negligence must be proven by clear and convincing...claim, the elements of malice and/or gross negligence need to be established by expert ...

California Supreme Court says release for gross negligence is against...

Lawyers USA;  July 30, 2007 ;     268 words ...Releases for gross negligence relating to recreational activities...distinction between ordinary and gross negligence, the court said it was trying...release liability for future gross negligence committed against a developmentally...

NT: Developer sues Clayton and Utz for gross negligence

AAP General News (Australia);  October 31, 2006 ;     158 words ......Australia) 10-31-2006 NT: Developer sues Clayton and Utz for gross negligence A court's been told lawyers from one of Australia's leading...bankruptcy. GEORGE MILATOS is suing law firm Clayton and Utz for gross negligence over a failed property development of 150 cabins at Lake...

NURSERY TOT KILLED BY 'GROSS NEGLIGENCE' Staff may face charges and her...

The Mirror (London, England);  July 6, 2007 ;     323 words ......nursery was a victim of manslaughter by gross negligence , an inquest jury ruled yesterday...16-month-old. It was unforgiveable gross negligence, causing the needless death of our...return a verdict of unlawful killing by gross-negligence manslaughter. To return that verdict...

Chinook crash 'gross negligence'

Evening Times;  November 8, 2001 ;     330 words ......they were right to conclude that "gross negligence" was the cause of the crash in June...believed it was my duty to, call it gross negligence." When asked by the Lords whether...have battled to have the verdict of gross negligence withdrawn and relatives and supporters...