AUSTIN, Texas — The family of Brianna Aguilera, a Texas A&M student who died after attending a tailgate for a football game in Austin in November, has filed a $1 million wrongful death lawsuit against two organizations for allegedly serving her alcohol.
According to the lawsuit, Aguilera had attended a tailgate hours before her death that was hosted by the UT Latin Economics and Business Association at the Austin Blacks Rugby facility, the Austin American-Statesman reports. The lawsuit alleges the two organizations served Aguilera alcohol despite her being underage, saying she became “grossly intoxicated” and needed help walking and standing at times.
Aguilera was pronounced dead at 12:56 a.m. on Nov. 29. Police responded to a call of a deceased person outside of 21 Rio apartment complex, saying Aguilera sustained trauma consistent with having fallen from a higher floor.
The Austin Police Department ruled her death a suicide, saying they recovered a suicide note that was deleted Nov. 26 and knew of suicidal comments Aguilera had allegedly been making to friends.
The events leading up to the 19-year-old’s death have been called into question by her family and their lawyer, Tony Buzbee. The Houston attorney is known for taking high profile cases, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial and representing victims of the Astroworld crowd surge.