A grim discovery at a Miami Dollar Tree has escalated into a massive legal battle. Max Antonio Garay, acting as the representative for the estate of Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking over $50 million in damages.
The complaint, filed last Wednesday in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for Miami-Dade County, names both Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. and an individual, Yanelkis Gonzalez, as defendants following the tragic death of the 32-year-old mother and anesthesiologist.
The incident unfolded in late 2025 when employees arriving for their morning shift at the SW Eighth Street location found Sanchez unresponsive inside the store’s walk-in freezer…