This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com
A Seattle family is suing Big Oil over a loved one’s death.
Julie Leon died of hyperthermia on June 28, 2021, the hottest day on record in Seattle’s history. Temperatures reached as high as 108 degrees that day in the throes of the Seattle heat dome that occurred that summer. Leon, 65, was found unresponsive in her car. Her internal temperature had risen to 110 degrees, according to the lawsuit…