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• Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Eells Death

  Shannon Weidemann | April 26, 2007 4:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The family of Billie Joe Burton have sued KATV in Little Rock for wrongful death after she was killed last year in a car accident on Interstate 40. Paul Eells, the football broadcaster, was driving the KATV car that hit Burton's car. Both Burton and Eells died in the crash. His car crossed the center median of the interstate.In its response Thursday, the television station denied negligence....

• Parents Allowed to File Wrongful Death Suit Past Statute of Limitations

  Shannon Weidemann | April 16, 2007 3:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The parents of a 16-year-old girl are able to file a wrongful death lawsuit six years after she was killed despite the statute of limitations running out. A Judge has ruled that due to the investigation being ongoing and the driver of the car being unknown that the statute does not apply. The plaintiffs learned the defendant's identity when he was indicted on March 4, 2002. They brought a...