Civil Claim by Harry Dunn’s Family May Go Ahead in US, Judge Rules

Civil Claim by Harry Dunn’s Family May Go Ahead in US, Judge Rules
A motorcycle pin is seen on the shirt of Charlotte Charles, the mother of British teen Harry Dunn who was killed in a car crash on his motorcycle, during an interview in the Manhattan borough of New York City, N.Y., on Oct.15, 2019. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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Harry Dunn’s family can make a civil claim for damages against the teenager’s alleged killer Anne Sacoolas and her husband, a U.S. District Court has ruled.

U.S. District Court of Virginia Judge Thomas Ellis on March 3 ruled to allow the claim against Sacoolas and a claim of “vicarious liability” against her husband, which, under the state law, means he could be liable for Dunn’s death by allowing his wife to use the car involved in the fatal accident.

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