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Can a lawsuit outlive the plaintiff?
June 19, 2007

Source: Statesman.com
Boyd died last summer at 60, having lived far longer than expected. Her lawsuit never went to trial, but her case isn’t over. The Texas Supreme Court will decide in the coming months whether Boyd’s two adult sons can continue her fight. Originally, the case focused on questions of timing, with the doctors arguing that Boyd filed her lawsuit too late and Boyd claiming that the Texas Constitution protected her from an onerous statute of limitations. With Boyd’s death, the Arlington doctors added a new legal strategy: arguing that Boyd’s constitutional argument is not available to a dead woman. Boyd’s survivors note the irony of doctors, accused of contributing to Boyd’s death, using the occasion to press for victory. [more]


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