Published: 6:19 PM CST February 16, 2021 Updated: 6:19 PM CST February 16, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn. The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed a Hennepin County District Court decision that dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit connected to the 2015 murder-suicide of a family of five.
In September of 2015, a Hennepin County medical examiner determined that 45-year-old Brian Short shot and killed his wife and three children at their Greenwood home, before turning the gun on himself and ending his own life.
According to the Associated Press, the family s legal representation later filed a lawsuit, alleging that Brian had sought help for mental illness on multiple occasions before killing himself and his family, and claimed that the Park Nicollet health system did not take his severe, overwhelming and rapidly worsening condition seriously enough.
Court of Appeals: Lake Minnetonka murder-suicide liability case against Park Nicollet should be tried before a jury Malpractice case can proceed in Brian Short s fatal shootings of family, himself, court says. February 16, 2021 6:37pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The state Court of Appeals reinstated a medical malpractice lawsuit Tuesday against Park Nicollet Clinic over the care provided to Lake Minnetonka businessman Brian Short in the weeks before he shot his wife, three children and himself in 2015.
The court ordered the case back to Hennepin County District Court for trial on the medical malpractice and wrongful death claims filed by a family trustee. A Hennepin County judge had previously granted Park Nicollet s request to dismiss the case without trial.
Prosecutors filed an appeal Friday, asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to review a Hennepin County District Court judge’s rejection of their motion to reinstate the third-degree murder charge against fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd. The filing was made public Tuesday.
Wednesday, Minneapolis city leaders began what they said will be regular preparation briefings in the days leading up to the March trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
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