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Nearly three months after their daughter choked on a marshmallow at a birthday party and died, the parents of 11-year-old Azriel Estabrooks are suing the hosts of the party.
According to the lawsuit, Estabrooks’ parents are seeking unspecified monetary damages for the death and suffering of their daughter.
The lawsuit was filed in Bristol County Superior Court in Taunton on Monday. Court documents say the hosts, “failed to, in advance of the party, carefully review food choices to assure that nothing dangerous would be available to the young children, specifically, but not limited to, marshmallows.”
The lawsuit also accuses the hosts of taking too long to call 911 when they realized there was a problem.
Not one of those issues where they have to file a lawsuit in order to get the insurance to pay out?
In any case, seems odd if they would have to, and if not, absolutely ridiculous lawsuit and is just plain and simple an attempt at profiting off a death.
kinda reminds me of those commercials about it's your 1st kid & you're interviewing the potential babysitter, right down to her gpa in high school & by the 2nd or 3rd kid you're handing the child off to anyone insight.
I know you can choke on anything, but I never would have thought to ban marshmallows from a 11 year old. They claim the party hosts didn't carefully review the food offered, would marshmallows fall under the danger list? Maybe for 3 year old's.?
Its a sad event, but I don't see what is "sue-able". You don't expect to lose your child at a birthday party, but accidents can happen anywhere.
I wonder how much was raised from the parents gofundme.
I know you can choke on anything, but I never would have thought to ban marshmallows from a 11 year old. They claim the party hosts didn't carefully review the food offered, would marshmallows fall under the danger list? Maybe for 3 year old's.?
Its a sad event, but I don't see what is "sue-able". You don't expect to lose your child at a birthday party, but accidents can happen anywhere.
I wonder how much was raised from the parents gofundme.
Yeah, how does an 11 yr. old choke on a marshmallow? Was she allergic? The parents didn't say so. Maybe they never taught her to properly chew her food, so she wolfed down a big one without chewing much. Hosts could counter-sue for parental negligence.
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