Benchmarks: Is anyone liable for child’s death at abandoned home? 
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Tags: duty of care, negligence, premises liability, wrongful death
Is there anyone to sue when a child dies because of an unsafe condition on one of the millions of abandoned properties in the U.S.?
One state court just scratched mortgage holders and homeowners associations off the list of potential targets.
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