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The cutting edge of probate litigation: Bystander Struck By Flying Body May Sue Dead Man’s Estate, Appeals Court Says

01/06/2012

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This firm is clearly not tackling avant guarde issues in probate litigation, as demonstrated by this article in the Chicago Tribune. According to the story, a man died when struck by an express Amtrak train in 2008. Unfortunately a piece of his body also struck another woman during the accident. 

The woman hit by his flying body parts is now suing the dead man's estate. 

And apparently, she has a case. The Illinois Court of Appeals recently overturned the trial court opinion dismissing the suit. The injuries the plaintiff suffered were, according to the appellate court, a reasonably foreseeable result of the dead defendant's actions. 

The ABA has published a quick write-up of the story here.
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