A wrongful death suit has been filed against August Busch IV on behalf of the son of Busch's deceased girlfriend, Adrienne Martin, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch .
According to the newspaper:
The case,聽filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court, seeks unspecified damages on behalf of聽Blake Alexander Martin, age 8.聽His father, Dr. Kevin Martin, is a plaintiff as his guardian.聽The suit聽claims "carelessness and negligence" by Busch. In a response already filed, Busch acknowledges聽that Adrienne Martin, 27,聽was a house guest but he denies any聽negligence. A judge has ordered the case transferred to Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court by agreement of both sides. Kevin Martin and his son live in Cape Girardeau.
Some of the related events to today's filing are:
- Dec. 19, 2010: Adrienne Martin, then-girlfriend of August Busch IV, .
- Feb. 9-10, 2011: Toxicology reports showed , with lethal levels of both oxycodone and cocaine in her blood.
- Feb. 10, 2011: The St. Louis County Prosecutor against Busch in the case.
