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New Jersey Beach Town’s Blunt Response in Drowning Death Lawsuit

New Jersey beach town is using blunt legal arguments to resist a demand that it permanently close a section of beach where a man plunged into an inlet and drowned when the sand gave way beneath his feet. North Wildwood …

Nebraska Boy’s Drowning Death Lawsuit Settled for $300,000

A lawsuit filed after the drowning of an 11-year-old boy who was fishing in Lake Wanahoo has been settled for $300,000. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the lawsuit settlement was approved March 26 in Saunders County Court. The parents of …

Estate of Drowned Washington Teen Files Oregon Lawsuit

The estate of a drowned Vancouver, Wash., teen has sued the organizers of a summer camp in Oregon, saying they endangered the boy. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland seeks $13 million. The Columbian says …