RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 15, 2026) –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump will join the family of King Overton and Richmond attorney Mark J. Krudys at a news conference Friday. They will announce a wrongful death lawsuit against SwimRVA over King’s drowning at its summer camp.
King, 9, could not swim. He drowned on June 15, 2026, his first day at SwimRVA’s summer camp at SwimRVA North in Henrico County, where his mother, LaTaisha Johnson, had enrolled him so he could learn. According to the family’s attorneys, SwimRVA still has not told Ms. Johnson how long her son was underwater.
WHO:
King’s mother, LaTaisha Johnson, and family members
Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Mark J. Krudys, The Krudys Law Firm
WHEN:
Friday, Oct. 16, 2026
3:30 p.m. ET
WHERE:
Outside the John Marshall Courts Building
400 N. Ninth St.
Richmond, Va.
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MEDIA CONTACT: [email protected]
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Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
