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Young’s mother awarded $1 million
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The mother of Charlie Young Jr. won a default $1.029 million judgment Monday against almost all the defendants in the mob beating death of her son - and, in an unusual twist, the defendants’ parents were held financially liable, as well. The statute allowing the civil suit to be brought against the parents, as well as the children and adults who actually committed the crime, has been on the books for decades. It caps parental liability at several thousand dollars for each act by a child, although each defendant actually involved in the beating is liable “jointly and severally” for the entire $1.029 million. “My understanding is that the custodial parents are responsible for up to a $5,000 judgment each,” said Thomas Jacobson, Young’s attorney. Jacobson once represented 11 families of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims, forcing a sale of his property to raise assets. About $30,000 was raised for each family. More : jsonline.com |
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