Estate of C.A. v. Grier

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LEE H. ROSENTHAL, District Judge.

I. Background

This case arises from the tragic death of a young man in a swimming pool at his Houston Independent School District high school. C.A. was a senior at Westside High School. His physics class included a project to build boats out of cardboard and duct tape and test them in the school’s swimming pool. C.A. did not know how to swim. He drowned during the class. C.A.’s parents sued in their individual capacities and on behalf of their son’s estate. The complaint named RWS Architects, Inc. as a defendant, alleging negligence in the…