Curtiss v. Charter Communications, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION ) CASE NO. 1:21-cv-543 KEITH CURTISS, ) ) JUDGE CHARLES E. FLEMING Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION v. ) AND ORDER ) CHARTER COMMMUNICATIONS, INC., ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) I. Procedural History On March 9, 2021, Plaintiff, the executor of the estate of John G. Hatfield, filed a complaint against Defendants for vicarious negligence, direct negligence, wrongful death, a survival action, and punitive damages stemming from Hatfield’s death. (ECF No. 1). On June 24, 2020, Hatfield collided with a cut, suspended cable line…