Station faces Wii death lawsuit
Perhaps you’ve heard the news about Jennifer Strange, the woman who died after participating in a radio contest called “Hold your Wee for a Wii”. It seems after 107.9 KDND–FM fired 10 people, including the hosts of the Morning Rave show, the radio station now faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of Ms. Strange.
Roger Dreyer, a personal injury lawyer who’ll represent the Strange family, said that the station knew the dangers of the water-drinking contest but decided to go ahead with it anyway. Although he did not put up an amount to be sought after in the suit, Steve Clark – a Bay Area attorney and legal commentator – did estimate that they would be “talking seven figures” including compensation for Strange’s lost income and the family’s loss of her care and comfort.
Now there are some rumors flying around that Nintendo could face a lawsuit, too, on top of the old lawsuit regarding the Wiimote straps. This has no confirmation as of press time; also there is no indication that Nintendo was responsible for the recklessness of the station. But Dreyer has his sights targeted on the employees responsible and the hosts of the show.
We will follow up on more developments of the lawsuit as we get them.
Via CBS13.com
Perhaps you’ve heard the news about Jennifer Strange, the woman who died after participating in a radio contest called “Hold your Wee for a Wii”. It seems after 107.9 KDND–FM fired 10 people, including the hosts of the Morning Rave show, the radio station now faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of Ms. Strange.
Roger Dreyer, a personal injury lawyer who’ll represent the Strange family, said that the station knew the dangers of the water-drinking contest but decided to go ahead with it anyway. Although he did not put up an amount to be sought after in the suit, Steve Clark – a Bay Area attorney and legal commentator – did estimate that they would be “talking seven figures” including compensation for Strange’s lost income and the family’s loss of her care and comfort.
Now there are some rumors flying around that Nintendo could face a lawsuit, too, on top of the old lawsuit regarding the Wiimote straps. This has no confirmation as of press time; also there is no indication that Nintendo was responsible for the recklessness of the station. But Dreyer has his sights targeted on the employees responsible and the hosts of the show.
We will follow up on more developments of the lawsuit as we get them.
Via CBS13.com
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