In civil wrongful-death trials, juries determine and award damages for categories such as burial expenses, loss of income, and grief or mental anguish suffered by immediate family members.
November 05, 2025
high
legal_procedure
Describes typical categories of compensatory damages that juries assess in wrongful-death civil trials.
When a defendant in a civil wrongful-death case concedes liability, jurors are generally tasked only with determining the amount of damages rather than deciding fault or liability.
November 05, 2025
high
legal_principle
Explains the procedural effect of a defendant accepting liability in a wrongful-death civil case.
Antonio Brown was sued in 2019 over allegations of rape and sexual misconduct and subsequently settled the lawsuit.
January 01, 2019
high
temporal
Civil legal action and resolution involving the former NFL player.