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  1. October 09, 2020

    5 Barrett Med Mal And Injury Rulings Attys Should Know

    During her three-year tenure as a Seventh Circuit judge, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has shown a rigorously by-the-books approach to medical malpractice and personal injury cases, including on liability issues involving the use of excessive force by police that may one day come before the high court.

  2. June 26, 2018

    7th Circ. Stands By Toss Of NHL Overdose Death Suit

    The Seventh Circuit declined Monday to revisit its decision to uphold the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit that the parents of a hockey player who fatally overdosed brought against the National Hockey League for allegedly downplaying the risks of head trauma.

  3. June 08, 2018

    Dead NHL Player's Parents Look To 7th Circ. For Redo

    The parents of the late ice hockey player Derek Boogaard urged the Seventh Circuit on Thursday to rethink a finding in favor of the National Hockey League in a wrongful death lawsuit, saying the court erred by tossing the case on the grounds that the family did not respond to arguments raised by the NHL.

  4. May 25, 2018

    7th Circ. Nixes Suit Over NHL Player's Death

    A Seventh Circuit panel Friday affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit the parents of deceased ice hockey player Derek Boogaard brought against the NHL, finding the lower court rightly tossed the suit after the family did not respond to one of the NHL's arguments.

  5. January 26, 2018

    NHL, Player's Kin Spar Over CBA's Role In 7th Circ. Fight

    The National Hockey League and the parents of deceased player Derek Boogaard traded arguments at the Seventh Circuit on Thursday over whether the district court had authority to hear the couple's wrongful death case, filing dueling briefs that focused on the relationship between the suit's claims and the league's collective bargaining agreement.

  6. January 11, 2018

    7th Circ. Eyes Hurdles In Reviving NHL Opioid Death Suit

    The Seventh Circuit on Thursday seemed wary of restoring a wrongful death suit against the National Hockey League over former player Derek Boogaard's opioid overdose death, saying his family may still have trouble bringing a suit even if they have to do so with a trustee pursuant to Minnesota law.

  7. September 26, 2017

    Minn. Law Misapplied In NHL Death Suit, 7th Circ. Told

    The parents of the late National Hockey League player Derek Boogaard asked the Seventh Circuit on Monday to revive their wrongful death lawsuit against the league, saying an Illinois district judge had incorrectly applied Minnesota laws that required trustees to sue on his behalf.

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