Family drops suit against Caitlyn Jenner

On behalf of Aiken and Aiken P.C. Personal Injury Attorneys posted in Wrongful Death, on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Massachusetts residents may be interested to know that on Jan. 28, it was announced that a wrongful death suit against Caitlyn Jenner had been dropped. In February 2015, a vehicle that Jenner was driving hit another vehicle on the Pacific Coast Highway. That vehicle was pushed into traffic and struck by a Hummer, which led to the death of the woman driving the vehicle that Jenner hit.Although authorities determined that Jenner was going too fast for conditions at the time of the crash, no charges were filed. The woman’s stepchildren filed the lawsuit in May of 2015. There were no details given as to why the suit was eventually dropped. although it may very well be that it was settled privately. In the event that an individual is killed in a car crash resulting from the negligence of another motorist, the at-fault party may be found to be financially responsible for the accident. The victim’s surviving family members may want to consider filing a wrongful death lawsuit seeking compensation for funeral and burial expenses, the loss of contribution and companionship, and other damages relating to the loss of a loved one that are permitted under the state’s wrongful death statute. An attorney representing the decedent’s survivors can review the circumstances of the case in order to determine how to proceed.The person who caused the crash may be held financially liable in this type of a civil case even if he or she is not charged with vehicular manslaughter or other similar criminal offenses or is acquitted after a trial. This is because the burden of proof in a civil case grounded on negligence is lower than it is for criminal proceedings.