Lawsuit against Tony Stewart dismissed in court
On Tuesday, the two parties appeared in court for what could be the final time.
U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd has dismissed the case following a mutual agreement to settlement terms. The judge has allowed the case to be re-opened within the next 30 days if either side needs the court to be involved in the settlement agreement.
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In late February 2018, the judge on the case set a final trial date of May 7, 2018. This came after years of court dates to disclose the terms of the trial.
The two parties debated whether or not track waivers should be honored.
Read MoreThe two parties appeared in court today
The hearing was scheduled to officially reach a settlement and closure in the civil lawsuit. The two parties stated that they had agreed to a settlement figure.
However, U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd did not dismiss the case just yet.
Read MoreToday, the Ward family asked for the final hearing to be postponed or canceled due to settlement, Judge says no
Tomorrow, Tony Stewart and the family of Kevin Ward Jr were expected to appear in court for the final time.
The Ward family has asked that the hearing be canceled or postponed.
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In August 2014, Kevin Ward Jr and Tony Stewart were involved in an on-track dirt sprint car incident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in Ontario County, New York. Under caution laps, Ward came down the banking to show displeasure with Stewart.
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In December, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that waivers signed at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park dirt were unenforceable. In return, Tony Stewart filed an appeal.
On Monday, Judge David Hurd denied Stewart’s request to appeal the ruling on liability waivers.
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The two parties will head to U.S. District Court in Utica, New York on Friday. The wrongful death lawsuit is in the summary judgment hearing step.
Tony Stewart struck Kevin Ward Jr as he walked down the banking at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
Read MoreWrongful death lawsuit hearing has been postponed to October 28th
The case continues between Kevin Ward Jr and Tony Stewart.
On Friday, a hearing was scheduled for this coming Friday. However, that hearing has now been postponed to October 28th, 2017.
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The postponement was granted at the request of the Ward Family lawyers.
Read MoreOn Friday, the parties met for the 3rd time to discuss a possible settlement – View court ducoments below
View court papers below from the Ward Family vs Anthony Wayne Stewart (Tony Stewart). 10 pages of Tony Stewart lawsuit court documents can be seen below.
The first mediation date was held on April 18 in Saint Louis,
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The second mediation date has concluded in the civil lawsuit filed by the family of Kevin Ward Jr against Tony Stewart. The case against the former NASCAR Cup Series Champion,
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The family of Kevin Ward Jr claims the incident could have been avoided. If Tony Stewart ran the line of the 6 other cars around Stewart,
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The wrongful death lawsuit against former NASCAR Tony Stewart is set to get underway in St. Louis, Missouri. Mediators and lawyers for the case have now been selected.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that attorney Glenn Norton of St.
Read MoreThe Tony Stewart Civil Lawsuit Moves Forward
Kevin Ward Jr lost his life in the dirt sprint car accident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. That crash took place on August 9th, 2014. The incident involved NASCAR champion Tony Stewart.
As of today, fallout from the dirt racing incident continues.
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More on the story that wont go away… Tony Stewart has been battling with his insurance company. The court battle stems from the Kevin Ward Jr incident that took place at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
The dirt track sprint car incident was widely covered back in August 2014.
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