July 30 (UPI) -- A federal lawsuit seeks $100 million in damages in the July 19 sinking of a boat near Branson, Mo., that killed 17 people.
The 43-page lawsuit, filed Sunday in the Western District of Missouri's Southern Division, is on behalf of families of several victims, including one Indianapolis family who lost nine members. It accuses Ripley Entertainment, Ride the Ducks of Branson, Herschend Family Entertainment and other defendants of negligence, wrongful death and product liability.