Kansas City Chiefs fans' deaths: Families threatening to sue each other face 'hell of a hurdle,' lawyer says

Fox News contributor Dr. Michael Baden joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss his take on the report and what he thinks led to the deaths of the three NFL fans. 

As an investigation drags on, families of three dead Kansas City Chiefs fans and the party host whose backyard is where the men were found are threatening lawsuits against each other. But attorneys told Fox News Digital that either case would be difficult to win in court. 

David Harrington, 37, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and Ricky Johnson, 38, were discovered frozen and dead behind friend Jordan Willis' home Jan. 9, two days after they watched the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers. 

As the men's families await answers about their loved ones' deaths, Harrington's family intends to file a wrongful death lawsuit. 

"There will be a wrongful death lawsuit, and a private investigator will more than likely be part of that," Jon Harrington told People. 

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FANS DEATHS: 'WALTER WHITE NARRATIVE' ABOUT PARTY HOST IS ‘OUT OF CONTROL,’ SOURCE SAYS

David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson were found dead outside their friend's Kansas City home Jan. 9, 2024. (Ricky Johnson/Facebook)

Tony Kagay, an attorney representing McGeeney's mother and fiancée, told Fox News Digital his clients are also "exploring civil lawsuit options."

A source close to Willis told Fox News Digital March 11 the HIV scientist, who has since moved out of his Kansas City home and spent a stint in rehab, "has been left with no choice but to consider slander and defamation suits against these families, friends and significant others who have baselessly accused him in a smear campaign on every public forum willing to give them a platform to blame and point fingers."

"It's a hell of a