Judge allows suit vs Mass. mobster to move forward

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the family of one of James "Whitey" Bulger's alleged victims can continue with a federal lawsuit against FBI agents who monitored the mobster while he was an informant.

U.S. District Judge William Young said in a ruling issued Thursday that a lawsuit by Michael Donahue's family against agents can continue despite of an appeals court ruling that dismissed a claim against the federal government because the statute of limitations had expired.

The Boston Globe (http://b.globe.com/OuidDa ) reports that Young said in his ruling that the case against the agents was filed within the time frame required for a civil suit against individual agents, and so it can continue.

His family says Donahue was an innocent victim who was giving a ride home to Bulger's target.

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Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/globe

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