The family of an 11-year-old boy who died from the icy weather in Texas last week has filed a lawsuit against the state’s network operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and the company electric Entergy, alleging that gross negligence resulted in the death of the child.
Houston local station, KHOU reports that Christian Pavon’s family has filed a lawsuit and is represented by attorney Tony Buzbee.
Pavon is believed to have died on Tuesday from hypothermia after his family home lost power. His official cause of death has not yet been released, KHOU reports.
According to the lawsuit filed by Pavon’s family, the cause of death was hypothermia, KHOU reports. His family is claiming more than $ 100 million in damages.
Entergy, in response to the lawsuit, said the company was “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in our community. We are unable to comment due to a pending dispute. ”
“We have not yet reviewed the demands and we will respond accordingly once we do. Our thoughts are on all the Texans who” have and are “suffering because of this past week,” ERCOT said in its own statement. “However, as approximately 46 percent of the private generation fell offline last Monday morning, we are confident that our network operators have made the right decision to avoid a statewide shutdown.”
Dozens of jeans died when the freezing temperature swept across the state last week and more than 4 million people lost power, many for several days. Energy has been restored in most homes, but a few thousand are left without electricity.
State and ERCOT leaders face intense criticism for the interruptions. Texas ’electrical infrastructure lacked the wintering needed to handle freezing temperatures. In addition, Texas is the only state that maintains an independent power grid, meaning it could not turn to its neighbors to mitigate blackouts.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has called for an investigation into ERCOT.
President Biden
Joe Biden: Nearly 70 deaths in states with severe winter weather: Two more confirmed deaths in Louisiana related to severe winter weather are reported. The lawyer who filed a lawsuit to reverse the 2020 election results, referred by the judge by discipline has sent emergency supplies to the state, including 60 generators, as well as thousands of blankets, food and gallons of water. On Saturday, Biden also authorized a declaration of emergency in Texas along with Louisiana and Oklahoma.