Teen Daughter, Father of Woman Who Fell from W Hotel Window, Fight Over Her Estate

The Teen daughter of the woman who fell to her death from a W Hotel window has filed her own wrongful death lawsuit.

Last month, LaShawna Threatt, was “play fighting” with her best friend when both women crashed through a 10th floor window of the W Hotel in midtown, and plunged 5 floors to an elevated steel and glass platform. Threatt died on the platform, but her friend, Cierra Williams, survived the fall.

According to WSBTV.com, Threatt’s mother, Sharon Traylor, (pictured above 2nd from left), Threatt’s fiancé, LaRay “Ray” Hamilton (center), and a family friend approached the Cochran Firm in Atlanta to represent Threatt’s 14-year-old daughter, Imonee.

Threatt’s father (Imonee’s grandfather) also filed a wrongful death suit about a week after Threatt’s death.

Maurice Threatt, alleges that the window in room 2012, was previously broken and improperly replaced. Mr. Threatt has also filed to become sole executor of her estate.

Ray Hamilton shows a reporter where LaShawna went out the window

But Traylor and Hamilton argue that, “as the surviving daughter and sole legal heir of LaShawna Threatt, [Imonee] is the only person legally entitled to bring a wrongful death lawsuit for the death.”

Imonee is asking the Cochran firm to name Hamilton — Threatt’s boyfriend of 7 years — as her legal guardian, “and that he and her grandmother file a petition to be named co-administrators of Threatt’s estate,” according to WSBTV.com.

LaShawna’s friends contend that the hotel window was defective. The windows in high rises hotels should be fortified, high impact glass, rated to withstand hurricane force winds, and shouldn’t have broken out even if someone leaned against it.

Audacious2

Oh wow, that poor child is still grieving-God bless her!
I hope they resolve this in good taste. This is an interesting scenario, next you’ll hear the biological father of this child crawl out stake his claim.
I read an article online somewhere yesterday, Ciara Williams mother stating she has no interest in filing suit & is concerned about Ciara recovering & is receiving donations for medical expense, CW has no medical insurance.
Theres’ been many contradictions as to what occurred in the hotel, ‘play-fighting vs. hugging’, however this W franchise will use this in their defense to shift away liability of having faulty windows.
ELove

Imonee is asking the Cochran firm to name Hamilton — Threatt’s boyfriend of 7 years — as her legal guardian, “and that he and her grandmother file a petition to be named co-administrators of Threatt’s estate,”

^^^
WHY would she want THE BOYFRIEND of her Mother (RIP) to be her Legal Guardian and PLEASE SPARE ME with the “He’s the only Father she’s ever known” BULL-SHYT !!! IF She was ALL-DAT to Him then He would’ve MARRIED HER (That’s All I’m Saying…) — JMO

And for those that don’t know me… I’m ALWAYZ Skeptical of Flimsy, Weird and Out-of-Character Scenarios (That’s My INNATE Nature…)
TPtotalpackage

This is horrible, my heart bleeds for that poor child. This however is why especially as a single parent it is important to make necessary arrangments. Now @Audacious2 as far as CW’s mom is concerned while those may be her sentiments, to sue or not to sue needs to be Ciara’s decision and she needs to hush about that. Ms. Threat’s family is suing for one because they no longer have a daughter or mother to collect donations for. I am sure that God willing when Ciara is able to understand fully what happened to sue or not to sue won’t be a question at all.
AirForceGirl

WHY would she want THE BOYFRIEND of her Mother (RIP) to be her Legal Guardian and PLEASE SPARE ME with the “He’s the only Father she’s ever known” BULL-SHYT !!! IF She was ALL-DAT to Him then He would’ve MARRIED HER (That’s All I’m Saying…) — JMO
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Elove,

You don’t think 7 years out of a short 14 is a substantial amount of time to form a legit father-daughter relationship just because he didnt put a ring on it? If they had gotten married the day before she died (RIP) would your feelings be different? I honestly think this is probably the best thing for the little girl considering she just lost her mother! I don’t think uprooting her from her home and shipping her off to someone else just because this guy was her mother’s finace’ and not her husband would be the right thing to do. We all feel for the little girl, and letting her keep a little bit of normalcy in her life (especially since she is requesting it) would not be such a bad thing. JMO though.
prima_donna2163

Seems like the vulchers are circling…the poor girls body isn’t even cold and the families have dollar signs in their eyes. I have the feeling like it was a race to see who files a suit first…poor shame. But whatever this “estate” is worth of course the daughter should have full rights to it. But we all know (even I personally) how money-hungry the people who are overseeing the funds for the child can be. I just foresee a whole big mess.
Redeemed777

Your life is not promised for tomorrow.

Remember that when you waste time fanning & stanning for wicked souls who do not keep the commandments of God ( Old & New )

13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: FOR THIS IS THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN

14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Ecclesiastes 12: 13-14
TPtotalpackage

I can understand Imonee wanting to stay with possibly the only father she’s ever known. Now I have no knowledge of the family situation to form an opinion as to that being the best idea or not. I am however certain that Georgia just like South Carolina will require that there is a fiduciary bond, which will pretty much guarantee that whoever is appointed guardian of Imonee and or her estate will do exactly what they are supposed to do. So let’s just cross our fingers a and pray for the best, for Imonee’s sake. That child has been through enough.
ELove

@AirForceGirl
SORRY but I can’t even begin to COMPREHEND Your Assessment… I reared My ONLY Daughter (Not The Baby-Mama…) My daughter lived with me and I was the Custodial/Primary Parent and Care-Taker (Real…)

And I’m not going to try and figure out the Dynamics of WHO The Biological Father is & WHY He’s not even apart of this equation AND Definitely not going to ASSume His must be a Dead-Beat or Absentee Father by HIS CHOICE because I KNOW so often that Mothers ROUTINELY keep their kids from Their Fathers for the Most Trivial Reasons (Facts of Life…)

REGARDING Your Scenario… At Least it would be from a PURE Family Legality Perspective be More LOGICAL & SIMPLE. I’m not a Pro-Marriage type of guy anyway because TOO MANY that get married have No F-ing Business getting Married (In The 1st Place…)

I JUST find it ODD that a Blood Relative who happens to be A MALE isn’t the OBVIOUS CHOICE and For The Record… SHE’S NOT a Little Girl
Kingtmo

To be honest with you, the whole situation is just sad. I really hope that the adults are respectful enough to prioritize and make the best decision for the children involved.
We don’t know the dynamics here but G’pa’s motives may not be money driven. I mean the b/f comes off a bit shady to me at times, considering his story changes more times than a Beyonce front lace.
Ill just keep them in my prayers
Fayla

RIP to Ms. Threat..IMO Imonee should be with a stable blood relative @ this point. just bc i know some sick chit happens 2 young girls when no one else is around..I understand he’s been in her life 7 years, but stranger things have happened. It doesnt mean he cant continue 2 be in her life, i would just be wary of her being totally alone w/him. i hope CW continues 2 make a full recovery..such a sad sad story..i hope they get Imonee in therapy..
H-Townmama

@ELove and @Fayla have hit the nail on the head. You have to be careful, all predators don’t look like predators. Not saying this is the case…

Ms Fayla
jazzyiest

@ ELove

I totally agree with you. Ni**as change when money comes into play and from what I believe Sandra wrote on this story earlier is that the chicks boyfriend was a club promoter or something like that. I’m not saying he’s a crook but I’m skeptical of his azz. There are millions of club promoters out here and only a handful of them make REAL money (just think about the movie Janky Promoters LOL) and even with that it’s because they hustle super hard. I just get the feeling that he’s kind of broke and looking for a come up. I’m a very leary person anyway so there’s no way I’d let some ni**a who never married my mama be over my estate. Why is the grandmother even going for that? Why does she need him to be over the estate with her anyway? Why didn’t dude marry the girl after 7 long years?? The story is just stupid to me and I feel like the boyfriend id doing to much. To me, he sees an easy payday.
Fayla

Hey H-Town

I just watched the video, I viewed it earlier on my fone, so I couldn’t see the video. After viewing the vid & what the BF said, I really don’t believe the story now. They fell through the bottom half of the window?? The way the window shattered so jaggedly just looks so wrong with regard to how they are saying it happened. And was it just me or did the BF seem to really not explain HOW it happened to the reporter. He seemed kinda confused to me..idk..
http://zeezyistall.blogspot.com zeezy4sheezy

Why is this Ray Hamilton guy repeatedly going on the news and telling lies. If your gonna lie about the circumstances of that evening at least keep the story straight. The story has changed too many times in the past two weeks. 1st report came out they were play fighting, then they were hugging each other & fell out the bottom 1/4 of the window?? Then in his 1st interview he said they’re was on 6-7 people in the room w/ no alcohol & now a week later its 10-15ppl sharing 1 bottle of champagne. What negroes you know share one bottle of champagne. GTFOH!
Notice how he had a very difficult time trying to demonstrate how they fell out of the window. It makes no sense. Where are the other witnesses to corroborate his story if there were so many people in the room @ the time. I may not be the smartest man in the world but I do have alot of common sense. The W Hotel i’m sure has very capable lawyers who will poke massive holes thru this weak story & get to the real truth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw1unW4m6DU JayYellaLover

That’s a damn shame that fine ass woman died … But on some real tho, I don’t think they got a case… You can’t really sue anyone for putting your own life in peril. Play fighting around a window of a hotel, and then suing is like suing the State Government because you walked blind folded onto an interstate. IMO.
Iblondon

The daughter is 14 and Ray is late 30s/early 40s and isn’t blood. Nope, that girl doesn’t need to live with him. What happens when this Ray character tries to date again. He was the “boyfriend” when this story fist broke, when money came into play, all of a sudden he is the “fiance”.
Iblondon

wait, did my post get deleted.
YSoSerious

None of this sht sounds right and I don’t trust the boyfriend as far as I could “hug” his ass out a window.
MsHRDiva

@Iblondon

The boyfriend is definitely suspect. My heart bleeds for her daughter.
Daisy

For those saying that Ray is suspect or shady are you all implying he pushed them out the window?? I am :confused:

I everything works out for the daughter I can’t imagine losing my mother at such a young age to a random freak accident. God Bless her.
Ididntreallymeanit

This whole story was just sad
LuvKaya

The boyfriend needs to kick rocks. The grandparents need to settle the granddaughter? estate and the money needs to be put in a trust fund to be released 18, 21, & 25.

If the boyfriend didn´t marry her to be a husband. It is to late for him now.
Iblondon

For those saying that Ray is suspect or shady are you all implying he pushed them out the window?? I am :confused:

I everything works out for the daughter I can’t imagine losing my mother at such a young age to a random freak accident. God Bless her.
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I really don’t know what to think, but wasn’t it said that Ray tried to save his girl by holding on to her hair? If Ray was that close, he must have been involved in whatever activity the girls were doing. Things don’t fall in slow motion. If the girls “stumbled” into the window, you would have think one of them could have been saved, especially if Ray was that close to them.

I also read from a friend of a friend who was so called in the room, held Lashawna by her arm to keep from falling. But keep in mind this is coming from a friend of a friend of the person who was so called in the room and Ray didn’t mentioned anything of another person trying to save Lashawna. Hmmm, two people couldn’t pull lashawna up and how is it possible for 2 people to put their hands/arms through that small hole with out being severely cut.
SouthernPrincess

when did he beome her fiance? why has no one else who was in the room come forward? He should not be appointed guardian over anything. People kill me trying to sue and get rich quick. And what darn estate? They were collecting donations to bury her? She was obviously broke and didnt mke financial provisions for her child and he is obviously not balling like he would like for people to think
Tatted Diva

Well, the only thing I have to say about this is “WHY IN THE HELL IS THE DECEASED FATHER TRYING TO SUE?” She has a daughter so IF they have a case, the money should go to her PLAIN & SIMPLE! You did not loose any income & was not dependant on her for your care! I think it’s tacky for him to file his own lawsuit when the dependant of the deceased is a factor! I pray that this work itself out! This is indeed a sad situation!
pointhimout

I knew this was coming. The father gotta sit this one out. He has no rights at all. The parents would have rights to sue if there were no heirs to the deceased.

Just think if siblings and such want to sue also because they lost a loved one??? We can’t. I hope this doesn’t bring about bad blood in their family, but Pops, your case will be thrown out. Ask Joe Jackson, he knows all too well.
pointhimout

Same for Ray, he had no rights to sue either. Good thing he didn’t cuz it really would not have been a good look for him. This is still a sad story. I remember reading the father postign a comment that this story about daughter has gone viral(sp). BLANK STARE at him ever since. So to hear that his lawsuit was the first one filed, I wasn’t surprised.(im’ reading other comments now)

Is Ciara not going to sue because there’s more to this story that could come out? Other than that, faulty window, why wouldn’t you sue? And no medical insurance at damn near 30, yet we on the town in the A doing it? UH UH, yall negroes better stop that dumb schit. I’m hoping she has like 50/50 or 70/30 type insurance and still need outside help to cover expeneses. I can understand that. But if any of yall grown folks walking around with no coverage, punch yoself in the neck. That’s crazy.

I can understand having to go without for a short time due to finances, but no insurance, life/health as a way of life….no ma’am.

Number 4, I can agree with that to a certain extent. Number 16, wow, so true and is what it is. He will date again and now what will the setting be for the daughter? But even as her widower husband, he’d eventually date and possibly marry again, dont you think?

I’m still wanting to believe Ray’s version of the story. Yall say his story keep changing. Other than him starting off as the boyfriend and ended up being the fiance by the Sunday afternoon news telecast, what else changed?
http://zeezyistall.blogspot.com zeezy4sheezy

Pointhemout, I posted two days ago all the inconsistencies that came out of his mouth on tv. you can even go back to wsb-tv.com and wgcl.com for his interviews

Why is this Ray Hamilton guy repeatedly going on the news and telling lies. If your gonna lie about the circumstances of that evening at least keep the story straight. The story has changed too many times in the past two weeks. 1st report came out they were play fighting, then they were hugging each other & fell out the bottom 1/4 of the window?? Then in his 1st interview he said they’re was on 6-7 people in the room w/ no alcohol & now a week later its 10-15ppl sharing 1 bottle of champagne. What negroes you know share one bottle of champagne. GTFOH!
Notice how he had a very difficult time trying to demonstrate how they fell out of the window. It makes no sense. Where are the other witnesses to corroborate his story if there were so many people in the room @ the time. I may not be the smartest man in the world but I do have alot of common sense. The W Hotel i’m sure has very capable lawyers who will poke massive holes thru this weak story & get to the real truth.