Lawsuit filed against ERCOT, Oncor in connection to carbon monoxide deaths in Nacogdoches County ETN: Nacogdoches lawsuit By KTRE Digital Media Staff | March 4, 2021 at 12:43 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 7:44 PM From Androvett Legal Media NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas - Relatives of two East Texas residents have joined an existing wrongful death lawsuit filed in Harris County district court against the stateâs grid manager and electricity providers, charging that their failure to prepare and negligent management of the electricity supply during winter storm blackouts caused their tragic deaths. The intervenor lawsuit is filed on behalf of relatives of James Harkness Jr., 60, and Richard Woodard Jr. 40. The Nacogdoches-area men were found dead Feb. 20, along with 63-year-old Deborah Wright, in a home in the nearby Melrose community. The plaintiffs are represented by Dallas-based Fears Nachawati Law Firm, Watts Guerra LLP, and Parker Waichman LLP.