{"id":30738,"date":"2023-09-25T17:34:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T17:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wagners1.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/press-release-september-25-2023-lawsuit-filed-regarding-the-death-of-patrick-wayne-stay\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T17:34:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T17:34:31","slug":"press-release-september-25-2023-lawsuit-filed-regarding-the-death-of-patrick-wayne-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/fr\/blog\/press-release-september-25-2023-lawsuit-filed-regarding-the-death-of-patrick-wayne-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE \u2013 SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 - Lawsuit Filed Regarding the Death of Patrick Wayne Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In the early morning hours of September 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022, Patrick Wayne Stay was fatally assaulted while attending the establishment known as the \u201cYacht Club Social\u201d in Halifax, Nova Scotia. On September 1, 2023, Wagners Law Firm filed a Notice of Action and Statement of Claim in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia against the Defendant establishment for, among other things, numerous failures in providing proper security for patrons attending their premises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The claim is brought pursuant to the <em>Fatal Injuries Act<\/em> and states that the Defendant establishment \u201cfailed to ensure the club was safe for all patrons; chose not to screen\/search bags at the door; chose not to pat down or otherwise search patrons entering the establishment for weapons\u201d and \u201cfailed to take reasonable steps to create and maintain a safe and orderly environment for their patrons\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u201cThe Defendant in this claim failed to take reasonable steps to ensure their establishment was safe for Mr. Stay on September 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022\u201d said lawyer <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wagners.co\/lawyers\/mark-saunders\/\" title=\"Mark Saunders\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"192\">Mark Saunders<\/a>. \u201cBasic security measures were flouted which would have protected Pat on that fateful night. The filing of this lawsuit was a necessary step in pursuing justice for Pat and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The tragic death of Patrick Wayne Stay has caused immeasurable suffering to his family and friends. Pat was a larger than life figure who spread positivity throughout his community. Pat was revered, not only for his rap prowess, but more importantly for being a kind and loving man who put his family before all else. Had appropriate safety and security measures been taken by the Defendant establishment, he would be here with us today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Pat\u2019s family ask that their privacy be respected at this time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Inquiries from the press may be directed to Mark Saunders at Wagners: 902-425-7330 or toll-free at 1-800-465-8794.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wagners.co\/lawyers\/lisa-wagner\/\" title=\"Lisa Wagner\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1046917\">WAGNERS LAW FIRM<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1869 Upper Water Street<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Suite PH 301, Historic Properties<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Halifax, NS\u00a0\u00a0 B3J 1S9<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Phone: 902-425-7330 or 1-800-465-8794<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Facsimile: 902-422-1233<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:msaunders@wagners.co\">msaunders@wagners.co<\/a><\/p>\n&nbsp;\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early morning hours of September 4th, 2022, Patrick Wayne Stay was fatally assaulted while attending the establishment known [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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