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Adult siblings can claim wrongful death damages, says Vermont high court.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-JAN-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Adult siblings can claim wrongful death damages, says Vermont high court.(Vermont)

Article Excerpt
The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that the adult sibling of a murder victim is entitled to damages under the state's wrongful death act. In partially reversing a lower court ruling, the state's highest court said the plaintiff, Dennis Dubaniewicz, could be compensated for funeral expenses and loss of companionship after his brother's slaying, but not for his brother's pain and suffering. (Dubaniewicz v. Houman, 2006 WL 2640172 (Vt. Sept. 1, 2006).)

"Because the term 'next of kin' in the wrongful death act should carry the same meaning as it does in the laws of descent, brothers and sisters of a decedent can be next of kin...

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