Judge tosses wrongful death claim brought by widow of Jan 6 cop who died by suicide days later, jury finds rioter liable

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9. It was a partial victory for the wife of the fallen officer......

............An eight-member jury went on to find Walls-Kaufman liable for assaulting Jeffrey Smith, opening the door for Emily to possibly receive monetary damages. Additional testimony and closing arguments are slated to take place this week as Reyes chose to split the trial up into two parts, one on Smith's claims and the other on damages, the AP reports.

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/judge-tosses-wrongful-death-claim-brought-by-widow-of-jan-6-cop-who-died-by-suicide-days-later-jury-finds-rioter-liable-for-assault/