Judge Won’t Certify Wrongful Death Question To Washington Supreme Court

(August 8, 2019, 1:44 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge in Washington on Aug. 6 refused to certify a question to the state’s Supreme Court involving the viability of a wrongful death claim if the survival action’s statute of limitations expired, saying maritime law may preempt the claim and moot the ruling (Sherri L. Deem, et al. v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, et al., No. 17-5965, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132573)....

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