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Kiss Guitar Tech Widow’s Wrongful Death Suit Survives Major Hurdle

The family of the Kiss guitar tech who died on the road after contracting Covid won a round in their suit as the band's demurrer was overruled.

McGee, Simmons and Stanley challenged the complaint in a demurrer motion first filed in December, arguing that the defendants and Stueber’s family had already settled the matter in 2023 through a $250,000 Worker’s Compensation settlement. The suit came over two years after Rolling Stone first published an investigation that detailed claims from several Kiss roadies who alleged that minimal Covid protocols contributed to Stueber’s death. In a hearing Friday, Mallen further stipulated that the worker’s compensation settlement had already settled the dispute, but Judge Lisa Sepe-Wiesenfeld stuck to her tentative ruling and overruled the demurrer, telling the defense to respond to the initial complaint within the next 20 days.

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