A judge has dismissed one of the civil claims brought against Karen Read and two Canton, Massachusetts, bars by the family of John O'Keefe, but allowed others to remain.

Friday's ruling comes after a dramatic hearing in Plymouth Superior Court last month on the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the O'Keefes over John's death in 2022, which was the subject of one of the most closely watched criminal cases in recent Massachusetts history — Read was acquitted of the two most serious charges and convicted on the least serious form of the third.

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In court in September , one of Read's civil attorneys outlined a plan to include her own claims against 10 other people, organizations and Canton, saying their actions mea

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