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Court rules parents of improperly identified girl can’t sue DPS for negligence

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//May 11, 2015//

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Court rules parents of improperly identified girl can’t sue DPS for negligence

Court rules parents of improperly identified girl can’t sue DPS for negligence

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//May 11, 2015//

The parents of a girl whom Department of Public Safety officers incorrectly told was dead have no right to sue the agency for negligence, the state’s high court ruled Friday....

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