Former Dean Perschbacher Comments on Water-Drinking Contest Death for KCRA
Former Dean Rex Perschbacher commented for KCRA-3 on legal strategies employed in the pending wrongful death trial stemming from a water-drinking contest on the KDND 107.9 "Morning Rave" radio program. The trial will determine whether Philadelphia-based Entercom Communications Corporation and the general managers of its Sacramento subsidiary are responsible for the death of Jennifer Strange, who died after participating in the contest.
Professor Perschbacher expressed skepticism as to whether the company could prevail by arguing that the contest was outside the scope of the radio hosts' expected activities in performing their jobs as morning radio personalities.
"I think it will help set the standards for radio stations," said Perschbacher. "If the jury finds that the defendants were responsible for this, it's likely to rein in some of the wilder practices."
Professor Rex Perschbacher was Dean of the Law School from 1998 to 2008, and before that served as Associate Dean from 1993-1998. He has taught at UC Davis since 1981 with an emphasis on the areas of Civil Procedure, Professional Responsibility, and clinical teaching. He received the law school's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992, and a Special Citation Affirmative Action and Diversity Achievement Award in 2001.
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