Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
Criminal
Jun. 10, 2017
Rarely litigated drug law at play in Carrey suit
Actor and comedian Jim Carrey is facing wrongful death lawsuits regarding his deceased girlfriend. The cases will require the court and jury to grapple with the rarely litigated Drug Dealer Liability Act.
Richard T. Collins
Trial Attorney
Callahan & Blaine
Phone: (202) 677-4917
Email: rich.collins@agg.com
Whittier Coll SOL; CA
Richard is an Orange County trial attorney with the law firm of Callahan & Blaine and has litigated over a dozen DDLA claims in his practice that involves serious personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance recovery and bad faith claims.
Is Jim Carrey a drug dealer?
The same critically acclaimed actor and comedian, Jim Carrey? That can't be true. But a Los Angeles jury will be charged with answering that question should Carrey stand trial in the wrongful death lawsuits filed by the mother and estranged husband of Carrey's deceased girlfriend, Cathriona White. Under California's Drug Dealer Liability Act (DDLA), the answer might surprise you.
White, a 30-year-old hairstylist and makeup artist, was found dead in...
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