{"id":5524,"date":"2014-10-20T06:25:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T06:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?p=5524"},"modified":"2014-10-23T18:05:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T18:05:49","slug":"tough-mudder-wrongful-death-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2014\/10\/20\/tough-mudder-wrongful-death-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough Mudder Wrongful Death Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last May, Avishek Sengupta, a 28 year old Maryland man, died the day after he jumped into 13 feet of muddy water as a participant in the Tough Mudder<\/strong> obstacle course race held in West Virginia.<\/p>\n

Sengupta’s mother has filed a wrongful death suit in West Virginia against Tough Mudder, alleging that the race organizers did not have enough safety personnel in place and that those who where there failed to monitor the “walk the plank” obstacle where her son jumped in to muddy water, but failed to resurface.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the suit states that the “walk the plank” obstacle was overcrowded, and nothing was done by organizers to track racers to be sure they had safely made it out of the water.\u00a0 Finally, the suit claims it took too long for a rescue diver to search for Sengupta, and for an ambulance to be called to the scene.<\/p>\n

Read more about the incident in an article from the Baltimore Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who is Responsible for Sengupta’s Death?<\/h2>\n

When someone dies in a tragic accident such as this, it is natural to try to find a cause.\u00a0 Can someone be found responsible for Sengupta’s death?\u00a0 Here are some questions raised in this case:<\/p>\n