The federal lawsuit filed by the family of a Greene County woman who died one day after a 911 operator declined to send an ambulance to her home is proceeding again after criminal charges against the dispatcher were withdrawn earlier this month. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Hornak signed the order June 17 lifting the nearly two-year stay on the lawsuit filed by Kelly Titchenell against Greene County and several emergency officials in connection with the death of her mother, Diania Kronk. Titchenell filed the lawsuit in federal court in Pittsburgh in June 2022 just before the two-year statute of limitations expired. The completion of the criminal cases allowed for the lawsuit to proceed against Greene County, along with Price, Leathers and Policz. In his order, Hornak gave attorneys for both sides 10 days to meet and discuss possible resolutions for Titchenell’s lawsuit.

Source: The Herald June 28, 2024 04:48 UTC