Wrongful-death suit filed against Red Robin

Greg Owen

Attorney

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When the parents of a 20 year old young man allowed him to go the grand opening of a new Red Robin restaurant in January 2006, they felt secure in the fact that their young son would be supervised by the management of the restaurant while he was away from home. After all, they had been assured by Pete Cardillo, a manager for Red Robin, that not only would there be supervision, but that he (Cardillo) would be staying in the rented townhouse with their son, Kyle Watz, along with other employees. The last thing the Watz family expected was the wrongful death of their son.

While it is true that Red Robin rented a townhouse for the male employees and another for the female employees, neither Cardillo nor any other supervisor stayed in the same townhouse with the employees as promised. On January 7, 2006 some of the employees who were over the age of 21 purchased alcohol and made it readily available to Watz. In fact, they celebrated the 20th birthday of Watz with that alcohol. Red Robin supervisors knew or should have known of this party. No supervisors were even on hand. During the early morning hours of Jan. 8, 2006, Watz died at the townhouse after celebrating his 20th birthday. Red Robin management breached its duty to supervise Watz. Accordingly, the suit is seeking unspecified monetary damages in this wrongful death case.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Wrongful Death.