State Farm Insurance named in suit after fatal auto accident

An insurance company is facing suit after a father was killed.

Patricia Leger, individually and as executor of the Estate of William Leger and as next of friend of minor children Tatum Leger and Victoria Leger, filed suit May 21 in the Jefferson County District Court against State Farm Mutual Insurance Company.

According to the complaint, William Leger was killed in an auto accident in Louisiana on Dec. 22.

The plaintiffs are seeking damages to compensate them for injuries sustained a result of William's passing.

Patricia Leger is seeking damages in excess of the jurisdictional minimum.

She is being represented by attorney Lance P. Bradley of McPherson, Hughes, Bradley, Wimberley, Steele, & Chatelain L.L.P.

Jefferson County District Court Case No. E195-734

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed at the Jefferson County District Court. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.