Family sues Texas power companies for $100m over death of boy, 11
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Cristian Pavon’s family says ‘gross negligence’ caused death by ‘hypothermia’, as Texans receive sky-high energy bills.
The family of an 11-year-old boy who died during the Texas winter storm and the ensuing blackouts is suing the state’s grid operator and energy company Entergy for $100m as Texans begin to see exorbitant energy bills. Cristian Pavon was found unresponsive by his mother, Maria Elisa Pineda, in their Houston-area mobile home last Tuesday, which was unheated due to the storm. At least 58 people have died across the US as a result of the storm, though the number is expected to rise. The lawsuit says Pavon died as a result of hypothermia. The coroner has not released a cause of death.More Related News