Massachusetts High Courts Sides With Night Club in Wrongful Death Suit, Finding the Club Didn't Owe Any Duty
The Massachusetts Supreme Court sided with a nightclub leasing space in a wrongful death action after a mother, whose son was shot and killed outside…
August 18, 2023 at 02:06 PM
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Civil AppealsThe Massachusetts Supreme Court sided with a nightclub leasing space in a wrongful death action after a mother, whose son was shot and killed outside of the club, claimed that granting summary judgment in favor of the nightclub was inappropriate because there was still a dispute over whether it knew or should have known about prior acts of violence at the club, which would have created a duty to protect her son from the risk of violence on the property.
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