The family of Antonio Gaston, a 53-year-old father of four who died on the assembly line in a Toledo Jeep factory, is suing Stellantis — the parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram — for his death.
“There’s so much heartbreak, losing my husband at work,” Gaston’s widow, Renita Shores-Gaston, told the Detroit Free Press. “I never expected him to go to work and not come home.”
In a lawsuit filed in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas on Monday, Aug. 11, Shores-Gaston said her husband’s death is the fault of Stellantis, a supplier and several of Gaston’s coworkers — who are unnamed in the suit — after they deliberately removed safety equipment in the plant. Shores-Gaston is seeking at least $25,000 in compensation, as well as punitive damages for Stellantis…