Weather Channel Faces Trial Over Death From Tornado Chase

Weather Group Television LLC must face trial in a suit by a mother whose son was killed when his car was struck by a Weather Channel storm chaser, a Texas federal court said.

A jury must must determine if Weather Group, which does business as the Weather Channel, may be held liable for the chasers’ alleged negligence, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas said Tuesday.

Corbin Lee Jaeger died in a two-vehicle collision near Spur, Texas, in March 2017.

His mother, Karen Di Piazza, alleged a Chevrolet Suburban driven by Randall Yarnall and occupied by Kelley ...