Family members and friends are still shocked by the death of model LaShawna Threatt. ABC News reports that the 30-year-old woman fell from the 10th floor of the W Atlanta-Midtown hotel while she was at a party on May 29. The fall came after she had leaned up against the window and it shattered into pieces. Threatt's friend Cierra Williams also fell out of the window at the same time and is now in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Many people are questioning why a nearly floor-to-ceiling window on the 10th story of the hotel was not shatterproof. The two girls were both very slender and probably shouldn't have been able to break the window just by leaning on it. The W Atlanta-Midtown hotel said in a statement that they're taking the "horrible accident very, very seriously" and that the hotel is cooperating fully with a police investigation.
The W Atlanta-Midtown hotel is also conducting an internal investigation of the incident as well, according to USA Today.
"It's been a nightmare for me," Threatt's boyfriend, Ray Hamilton, said. "How do two girls who weigh maybe 120 pounds a piece, standing at the window, build up enough force to not only break it but go out immediately?"
Threatt's family is now thinking of hiring an attorney and filing a possible wrongful death lawsuit against the hotel. FindLaw states that wrongful death occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or entity. Such lawsuits can be filed by the decedent's immediate family members.
Related Resources:
- Find an Atlanta Injury Attorney (FindLaw)
- Wrongful Death FAQ (FindLaw)
- Wrongful Death Claims (FindLaw)
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