Juries place less value on homemakers; wrongful-death awards are higher for 'working' wives

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Juries still consider the future earnings potential of a homemaker to be much less than that of a wife employed outside the home, although some progress has been made in this area. Divorce reform laws enacted in the 1970s provided an impetus for the economic valuation of a housewive's contribution to a marriage. New York, with its emphasis on 'pecuniary injuries' rather than the vaguer 'loss of support' in its wrongful death laws, has been the most forward-thinking. Wrongful death trials involving women are still relatively few in number.

Economic aspects, Remedies, Valuation, Housewives, Damages, Damages (Law), Wrongful death

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Death fuels asset seizure debate

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Federal and California law on drug asset forfeiture allows police and prosecutors to share in the property seized in drug rates. However, the accidental killing of a suspect in a California drug raid has fueled renewed debate about this practice. The Ventura County, CA District Attorney has issued a report investigating that death concluding that the fatal shooting was legal since the officer feared for his life.

Reports, Narcotics, Control of, Narcotics control, Police shootings

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