Wrongful death suit goes to trial
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Jun. 20–Paul Niskanen left the Giant Eagle store in Rootstown with nearly $300 in groceries he hadn’t paid for. And before he could make it inside his car, the fight was on. After the police arrived and the four men atop Niskanen stood up, the 31-year-old Akron man was lifeless, the result of asphyxiation from pressure applied to his neck. This week, Niskanen’s family is taking its wrongful death lawsuit against Giant Eagle to court. Relatives are expected to ask for millions of dollars in damages from… |