In recent news, Mikeanesha Moore was injured during an Orange County apartment explosion on March 1, 2024, and later died on March 9, 2024. Her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

The Case: Fondia v. Woodhill, Highmark Residential, and Lake Apopka Natural Gas

The Court: 9th Judicial Circuit Court Orange County, Florida

The Case No.: 48-2024-CA-002046

The Plaintiff: Fondia v. Woodhill, Highmark Residential, and Lake Apopka Natural Gas

The plaintiff in the case, the family of Mikeanesha Moore, filed a wrongful death lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, Moor died about a week after her Orange County apartment exploded. The family is suing the apartment property’s owner and manager, as well as the property’s gas service provider, for alleged wrongful death. According to Moore’s family, the explosion left her critically injured and led to her death on March 9. The explosion at Moore’s recently leased apartment at the Woodhill Apartments allegedly left her with third- and fourth-degree burns on more than 40% of her body.

The Defendant: Fondia v. Woodhill, Highmark Residential, and Lake Apopka Natural Gas

The defendants in the case are SPT Wah Woodhill LLC, Highmark Residential LLC, and the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District, identified in the lawsuit as the Woodhill Apartment complex’s owner, managing organization, and gas services provider. According to the lawsuit, there were years of complaints about the smell of leaking gas in the building. Orange County fire crews also allegedly identified an unplugged natural gas line in Moore’s laundry room as the source of leaked natural gas and the cause of the explosion. However, investigators are yet to confirm if the unplugged line was the cause of the March 1, 2024 explosion. Also mentioned in the lawsuit are alleged years of complaints regarding the smell of leaking gas in the 600 apartment complex building, where Moore had signed a lease about two weeks prior.

The Case: Fondia v. Woodhill, Highmark Residential, and Lake Apopka Natural Gas

The wrongful death lawsuit (filed on April 2, amending a March 8 complaint) seeks damages in the loss of earnings from the day Moore was injured to the date of her death, as well as the loss of income to her family due to her death. The family also seeks payment of all medical and funeral expenses. The plaintiffs seek a jury trial.

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