"Kenneka Jenkins' Family Awarded $6M Settlement in Freezer Death Case"
TL;DR
The family of Kenneka Jenkins, a Chicago woman who was found dead in a hotel freezer in 2017, will receive a $6 million wrongful death settlement. The lawsuit, filed in 2018 against Crowne Plaza Hotel, its security company, and a restaurant that rented the freezer, alleged negligence in monitoring surveillance cameras. Jenkins' death was ruled an accident, with hypothermia, alcohol intoxication, and drug use cited as contributing factors.
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- Family of Kenneka Jenkins to receive $6M in wrongful death settlement WGN TV Chicago
- Family of woman who died in Rosemont hotel freezer to receive over $6M ABC 7 Chicago
- Kenneka Jenkins’ family, hotel reach $6M settlement over freezer death Chicago Sun-Times
- Family of Kenneka Jenkins, found frozen in a hotel freezer in 2017, to receive $6.4 million settlement Chicago Tribune
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