wrongful

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On Wednesday, jurors determined that Nancy and Karim Iskander should receive a combined $59 million for past and future wrongful death damages for the loss of Mark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

At the time of his death, Salmond had launched another lawsuit against the government alleging misfeasance - a civil term which covers the wrongful exercise of lawful authority.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The company was forced to pay Zhou the equivalent of about $38,000 for wrongful termination, his lawyer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“I was crossing the road. I was not crossing the racetrack,” she testified Tuesday in the civil wrongful death trial against her son’s convicted killer, Rebecca Grossman, and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The Weavers had filed a wrongful death suit for $200 million but settled out of court when the government offered Vicki’s three daughters $1 million each.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover