7:00 p.m., Sept. 15: Shanice Beard, mother of Jahnice Beard, 6, — one of the three victims killed in the head-on collision on July 19 — filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Kania and his parents last month.
Beard says in her lawsuit that Kania's actions were willful misconduct and that she is seeking punitive damages.
She also alleges Kania's parents, Michael John Kania and Stephanie Borgard Kania, were negligent in allowing their son to drive the Jeep that they owned.
Beard also includes He's Not Here and La Residence, the two Chapel Hill bars which served Kania on the night of the incident when he was under 21, as having negligent owners and is seeking punitive and compensatory damages from both.
He's Not and La Residence were both sent notices of violation from the N.C. ABC Commission on Sept. 2 regarding the incident.
6:45 p.m., Sept. 2: The mother of former UNC student Chandler Kania has been added to the lawsuit filed on behalf of Darlene McGee's family. McGee was one of the three killed in the fatal head-on collision on July 19. The lawsuit also accuses both Chapel Hill bars, He's Not Here and La Residence, of serving alcohol to Kania before the crash.
Initially, the lawsuit named both Kania and his father, Michael Kania, as defendants but was amended Monday to add Kania's mother, Stephanie Borgard Kania, as a defendant. Since Chandler Kania is considered a dependent and his parents owned the Jeep involved in the collision, the lawsuit argues Michael and Stephanie Kania are liable.
A manager of He's Not who declined to give his name had no comment. Randall Adams of Poyner Spruill is representing the bar and could not be reached for comment Wednesday night.
Chandler Kania's next court appearance will be September 25 during the afternoon session in Orange County.