Legal Opinion
Zebley Ex Rel. Zebley v. Heartland Industries of Dawson, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 12, 2010No. 09-2453PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Fallon Zebley (Fallon), a young woman with mental disabilities, died after she jumped from the fifth-floor fire escape on a building in Fargo, North Dakota. At the time of her death, Fallon was under the care and supervision of Heartland Industries of Dawson, Inc. (Heartland), a licensed non-profit day training, habilitation, and employment services provider. Fallon’s mother, Jeanene Zebley (Zebley), brought this wrongful death action against Heartland. A jury returned a verdict in Heartland’s favor. The district court 1 denied Zebley’s post-trial motion attacking the…
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