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Taxpayers liable in Janklow suit, judge rules Associated Press Published July 14, 2004 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Former U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow was on official business when he caused a fatal accident last summer, so taxpayers should pay any damages in a wrongful death lawsuit, a court ruled Tuesday. U.S. Magistrate Arthur Boylan sided with U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger's conclusion that Janklow, 64, was on official business Aug. 16 when he sped through a stop sign near Trent, S.D., and collided with motorcyclist Randy Scott, 55, of Hardwick, Minn. Boylan concluded that the federal government, not Janklow, should be listed...