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The Identification of Sterling Easley: Why a “Probable Accident” Is Still a Legal Case The news that the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office has finally identified 71-year-old Sterling Easley as the person found dead in the Yount Parking Lot fire is a heavy moment for the city. After three months of DNA analysis to confirm an identity made “beyond recognition” by severe burns, his family finally has an answer. But for those left behind, the police department’s statement that the death was a “probable accident” and “not suspicious” should be read with extreme caution. In the world of the insurance company and the corporate landowner, “accident” is a word used to end the conversation. To us, an accident is often the final result of a long chain of safety failures. When a man is found deceased in a cluster of burning portable toilets on the grounds of a major league stadium, the question we ask isn’t just whether a crime was committed. We ask why a 71-year-old was exposed to a fatal conflagration in a place that should have been secured, monitored, and safe. The Milwaukee personal injury lawyers at Attorney911 know that “not suspicious” only means there was no…