Former Dean Perschbacher Comments on Wrongful Death Trial for Bee
Former Dean Rex Perschbacher commented for the Sacramento Bee on legal strategies employed by attorneys representing Philadelphia-based Entercom Communications and its Sacramento subsidiary in the wrongful death trial of Jennifer Strange, who died after participating in a water-drinking contest on the KDND 107.9 "Morning Rave" radio program.
Attorneys for the defense argued on October 14 that Entercom was not responsible for the death, yet also presented jurors with a range of possible damage awards that might be made if the jury found otherwise.
Professor Perschbacher commented that it appeared that the defense was "attempting to set the range of possible recoveries," and said "it strikes me that the defense believes there's some significant chance that the plaintiffs are going to recover" damages in the case.
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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