Texas mother sues Wells Fargo, area hospital over son’s death from COVID-19
Audrey Wagstaff writes a note to honor her son, Robert “BB” Wagstaff, who died from Covid-19 as the city of San Antonio and Bexar County honor more than 3,400 lives lost to the coronavirus with a memorial in May 2021 at Hemisfair. Audrey Wagstaff has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against his former employer and the hosptial where he died.Robert “BB” Wagstaff was a course shy of completing his bachelor’s degree in accounting when he died of COVID-19 on April 10, 2020.
On April 3, 2020, Audrey Wagstaff found her son in his room wearing one sock and too exhausted to put on the other. She got him to an emergency room. He died a week later.Wells Fargo breached its duties to Wagstaff by “failing to provide a clean, sanitary and safe workplace,” her lawsuit alleges.Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-News“We are saddened by the loss of Mr. Wagstaff,” Wells Fargo said in an email Wednesday. “His family and loved ones continue to be in our thoughts.
“We are committed to providing high quality care to our patients and we do not comment on pending litigation,” Baptist Health System said in a statement. Robert “BB” Wagstaff died from COVID-19 in April 2020. He was 30. His mother has filed a wrongful-death suit against his former employer and the hospital where he died.“Sedgwick has provided a myriad of nonsensical excuses for refusing any benefits to plaintiffs,” the suit says. She has sued Sedgwick for breach of contract, fraud and deceptive trade practices. Sedgwick didn’t respond to two emails seeking comment.
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