CA Wrongful Death Suit Awards Family $16 Million
Sky News is reporting that the family of Jennifer Strange has been awarded $16 million in the wrongful death case against Sacramento radio station KDND-FM. Back in 2007 a “Hold your Wee for a Wii” contest was held at the radio station, where the mother of three drank an estimated two gallons of water while not going to the bathroom. Strange left the competition early with a headache, and was later found dead in her home from water intoxication.
While no criminal charges were filed against the Morning Rave show, 10 employees were fired from the station.
The Strange family sought $34 million in the case, but on the basis of the defense’s argument that, “her death was unforeseeable, and her ‘contributory negligence’ led in part to her death,” less than half the amount was awarded.