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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The father of a woman who committed suicide after an alleged sexual assault will still be able to argue her alleged assailant is liable for her wrongful death.
The suicide of Megan Rondini is not an event that breaks the chain of causation linking the alleged assault and Rondini’s death, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled May 7. The decision was made in response to a certified question from the federal judge hearing Michael Rondini’s wrongful death lawsuit.
That federal judge has concluded there is substantial evidence that Terry Bunn Jr. sexually assaulted Megan. The two met at a Tuscaloosa bar in 2015, while Megan was a student at the University of Alabama, and he allegedly drugged and raped her.
Northland news in brief: Weekday surf patrols end; and new judge for Whangārei
9 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Paid lifeguards have stopped patrolling Northland s surf beaches during the week, including Ocean Beach, above. But volunteers will still be on patrol at weekends until Easter.
Paid lifeguards have stopped patrolling Northland s surf beaches during the week, including Ocean Beach, above. But volunteers will still be on patrol at weekends until Easter.
Northern Advocate
Weekday patrols by surf lifeguards at Northland s patrolled beaches have finished after the paid lifeguard season ended.
However, weekend patrols with volunteer lifeguards will still continue until Easter at the beaches - Ruakākā, Waipū Cove, Mangawhai Heads, Ocean Beach, Whangārei Heads and Ahipara.