The Oregon family of a 14-year-old girl who drowned under a plastic pool cover has filed a $70 million lawsuit against the city, the school district and pool cover business. The lawsuit ...

The teen helped teammates pull the cover above their heads ... failed to realize she was still in the pool after they covered it with a heavy plastic sheet, a lawsuit claims.

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