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Litigation

Jun. 11, 2015

Fresno County judge overturns jury's defense verdict in wrongful death case

A judge's surprise ruling in an emotional Fresno County wrongful death lawsuit will restart the trial from scratch.


By Phil Johnson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A judge's surprise ruling in an emotional Fresno County wrongful death lawsuit will
restart the trial from scratch.


Superior Court Judge Donald S. Black granted a motion for retrial Monday in a case
involving the death of six people on Highway 99 in 2010. Black ruled the evidence
does not support the jury's ...

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