Adrienne Martin

$1.75M Settlement Reached In August Busch IV Case

The Associated Press — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:47:52 +0000

Former beer baron August Busch IV has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit over his former girlfriend's accidental drug overdose death.

Judge Denies Deposition Request in Martin Wrongful Death Hearing

KRCU — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:43:19 +0000

Jacob McCleland contributed reporting from Cape Girardeau.

A Cape Girardeau judge denied a deposition request on Tuesday in the wrongful death hearing of Adrienne Martin, the 27-year-old woman who died of a drug overdose in August Busch IV’s mansion in 2010.

Martin’s mother, Christine Trampler, requested depositions of Busch and three others. But Judge William Syler denied her request because it would further drag out the year-and-a-half old case.

Judge blocks settlement in death at Busch home

The Associated Press — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:08:56 +0000

A judge in Cape Girardeau has postponed approval of a $1.5 million settlement in a woman's death at the home of former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV.

Busch had offered the settlement to a lawsuit filed by the ex-husband of Adrienne Martin, who died of a drug overdose Dec. 19 in Busch's mansion near St. Louis.

Morning headlines: Friday, April 1, 2011

Julie Bierach, The Associated Press and KRCU — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:30:57 +0000

Martin Family Files Suit Against August Busch IV

Wrongful death suit filed against August Busch IV

Kelsey Proud — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:31:04 +0000

A wrongful death suit has been filed against August Busch IV on behalf of the son of Busch's deceased girlfriend, Adrienne Martin, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

According to the newspaper: