A $10.5 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death suit brought by the mother of a Philadelphia 17-year-old who died in a Tennessee juvenile detention center after an incident in which two guards allegedly used an improper choke hold to restrain him. According to court papers, the death was the second at the Chad Youth Enhancement Center, a facility that had come under scrutiny by officials in several states for a series of incidents involving the alleged use of harsh treatment.
February 12, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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A $10.5 million settlement was reached in a wrongful death suit brought by the mother of a Philadelphia teenager who died in a Tennessee juvenile detention center after an incident in which two guards allegedly used an improper choke hold to restrain him.
Plaintiffs attorneys Thomas R. Kline, David K. Inscho and Mark Alan Hoffman of Kline & Specter filed the suit on behalf of Paulette Dolby, the administratrix of the estate of Omega “Manny” Leach.
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