A $15 million wrongful death lawsuit has been lodged against Highroad Place, a transitional housing facility located in Nashville, Tennessee, on behalf of the family of a 22-month-old girl who was reportedly exposed to fentanyl during her stay at the facility. The lawsuit was filed by the attorneys at Stranch, Jennings & Garvey.
The case was adjudicated in the Circuit Court of Davidson County, located in the 20th Judicial District of Nashville. The toddler’s grandmother, Mickey Rose, seeks to hold Highroad Place, managed by Community Care Foundation, responsible for its purported negligence in controlling the distribution of illegal drugs around its premises.
In a statement, the toddler’s grandmother said, “The defendants failed to do their part in keeping my sweet Ariel safe. They did nothing to halt the circulation of drugs into and out of the facility. It’s horrendous that any child should have to live in these conditions, and now my granddaughter is tragically gone.”
According to the statement, the conditions at the housing facility were characterized by “rampant drug use,” something that seems to have gone unaddressed by the facility managers.
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