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November 20, 2006
Life Imitates Torts Exam
Relatives of a woman who died days after a fire she is accused of setting are suing emergency workers and others because they say she didn't get proper medical treatment.Representatives of Mary Terese Green, 51, of Wright, filed the lawsuit Nov. 8 in Campbell County District Court against Campbell County, county commissioners, the Sheriff's Office and sheriff, Campbell County Memorial Hospital, two jail nurses and a hospital emergency medical technician.
Green was found covered in soot inside a burned-out mobile home just before 1 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2004. Green resided in the mobile home but had been asked to leave. Witnesses earlier heard her threaten to burn the home if she was forced to leave.
She was arrested at the scene but was taken to the hospital the following day and died Jan. 8, 2005, from complications of smoke inhalation, the lawsuit said. Jail staff and nurses had noted that Green had trouble breathing and coughed while at the jail, according to the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs are asking for $2,675 in funeral expenses, attorney fees and any other relief the court finds appropriate.
Posted by Eric at November 20, 2006 10:16 AM