Family of fan who fell to his death at Turner Field sues Braves, MLB
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The family of the fan who plunged to his death last year from an upper deck at Turner Field has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta Braves and Major League Baseball.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the family of 60-year-old Gregory Murrey filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Fulton County State Court, accusing the defendants of disregarding fans' safety by putting up a guard railing that is only 30 inches tall. The lawsuit says that height is 12 inches short of the industry standard.
Murrey, of Alpharetta, Georgia, died after falling into a lower-level stand during an August game against the New York Yankees.
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The Atlanta Braves declined to comment on the lawsuit.
Since 2008, three people have died after falls at Turner Field, including one death that was ruled a suicide.