Karen Read lawsuit: Judge allows most O'Keefe family claims to proceed

Judge dismisses O'Keefe niece's emotional distress claim from lawsuit

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — One allegation was dismissed from the civil lawsuit of Karen Read. A judge is allowing most of the other claims in the case to continue forward. Newly-filed court documents show Judge Daniel O’Shea allowed Read’s motion to dismiss a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress on John O’Keefe’s niece. The judge ruled the niece did not see O’Keefe’s injuries like other family members. Claims filed by other family …

Karen Read's lawyers moved to dismiss claims in wrongful death case. How the judge ruled

Karen Read case: Judge drops one claim from wrongful death lawsuit, allows the rest

The ruling in the wrongful death suit dismisses a claim that Karen Read negligently inflicted emotional distress on John O’Keefe’s niece.

Karen Read lawsuit: Judge allows most O'Keefe family claims to proceed

One allegation was dismissed from the lawsuit facing Karen Read, but a judge is allowing most of the other claims in the case to continue forward.

Judge allows O'Keefes' civil case against Karen Read to move forward

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — A Massachusetts judge refused to dismiss multiple claims of emotional distress levied against Karen Read, pushing a civil case against her closer to trial. Karen Read appears in court for a hearing in a civil lawsuit filed against her by the O’Keefe family on Sept. 22, 2025. (Court TV) Read was acquitted of murdering her boyfriend, Boston Police officer John O’Keefe, after two high-profile trials. O’Keefe was found d…

Judge denies most claims on Karen Read's motions to dismiss in civil case

A judge has dismissed one civil claim against Karen Read, but all others will move forward.