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Mass. faces wrongful death lawsuit

Families of slain couple call officials negligent

Lawyers for the victims' families called Daniel T. Tavares Jr. ''a ticking time bomb.'' Lawyers for the victims' families called Daniel T. Tavares Jr. ''a ticking time bomb.''
By Jonathan Saltzman
Globe Staff / March 6, 2009

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The families of a Washington state couple murdered by a convicted killer who had jumped bail in Massachusetts told the attorney general here that they are preparing a wrongful death lawsuit against the state and that their lawyers believe a jury might award their clients as much as $20 million. (Full article: 739 words)

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