Sentence examples for In wrongful from inspiring English sources

Close to half of Chicago officers sued in wrongful death suits had been sued before, and more than half of that group had been sued multiple times.

However, in his analysis the afflicted child in wrongful life cases was "wronged" (ibid.

Eyewitness error is a major factor in wrongful convictions.

In that settlement, Merck expressly denied that it engaged in wrongful conduct.

Still, Mr. Istook emphasized that he was "not defending anybody who engages in wrongful redlining practices".

That settlement covered economic losses and not liability in wrongful death or personal injury cases.

The fund's payouts in wrongful-death cases averaged about $2.1 million.

But while common in injury cases, so far few states recognize it as a consideration in wrongful-death cases.

A more important change, says Kazuko Ito, a lawyer specialising in wrongful-conviction cases, would oblige prosecutors to disclose any mitigating evidence.

"What the D.A.'s office has done here is construct a way to subvert that rule," said Joel B. Rudin, a lawyer for Mr. Bedi who specializes in wrongful-conviction cases, referring to the evidence-disclosure rule.

The mother, Rosemarie D'Alessandro, successfully lobbied for the passage of Joan's Law, which banned parole for those who rape and kill children under 14, and for the repeal of the state's two-year statute of limitations in wrongful-death lawsuits.