The parents of one of teens killed in a van crash, Marshall Roberts, are suing the magazine sales companies that employed their 16-year-old son.

The lawsuit was filed in Rock County Circuit Court on behalf of Albert and Deanna Roberts DeWitt of Iowa.

It alleges the companies' owners violated labor laws and acted recklessly.

The 14 people in the van at the time it crashed worked for YES, a company that travels across the country selling door-to-door subscriptions.

The lawsuit seeks punitive damages from the owner of YES and Subscriptions Plus, the company that processed the subscriptions.

Lawsuits have also been filed on behalf of two people injured in the crash.

The man driving the van at the time of the crash was sentenced last week to seven years in prison. Full Story

Discussions:

• Is The Sentence Too Lenient?
• Criminal Or Irresponsible?

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• April 15, 1999: Van Driver Pleads Guilty
• April 14, 1999: Van Crash Driver To Plead Guilty
• April 5, 1999: Crash Case Plagued By Reluctant Witnesses
• April 12, 1999: Van Crash Witness Gives Deposition Today
• April 2, 1999: Van Crash Witness Fights Extradition
• April 1, 1999: Van Crash Survivor Found In D.C.
• March 31, 1999: Van Driver Holmes Pleads Not Guilty
• March 27, 1999: Van Crash Victims Upgrades To Fair Condition
• March 26, 1999: Crash Claims Seventh Victim, Driver Charged
• March 26, 1999: Van Driver Will Face Charges In Wisconsin
• March 25, 1999: Police: Van Driver Tried To Switch Seats
• March 25, 1999: Crash Prompts Warnings About Subscription Company
• March 25, 1999: I-90 Crash: 'Bodies Everywhere'
• March 25, 1999: I-90 Crash: 6 Dead