The family of an 11-year-old boy who died last week amid historic freezing temperatures in Texas is suing two power companies alleging they failed to take action that could’ve prevented his death. Maria Pineda’s son Cristian died Tuesday in the family’s mobile home in Conroe, Texas. A lawyer representing the family filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit Saturday against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and Entergy Corp. The lawsuit, which was first reported by the Houston Chronicle, accuses the power providers of gross negligence and alleges they “put profits over the welfare of people” by ignoring recommendations to winterize the power grid and misleading customers about how long rolling blackouts would last. The Pineda family was among more than 4 million customers who were left without electricity as winter weather pummeled Texas last week.
— source usatoday.com | Feb 22, 2021