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Mother of autistic boy, 8, who froze to death when his NYPD cop father made him sleep on garage floor can sue CPS and his school for $200M, judge rules
Daily Mail UK ^ | June 22, 2022 | Alex Oliveira

Posted on 06/22/2022 4:41:02 AM PDT by Morgana

The mother of an autistic boy who froze to death when his NYPD father made him sleep on a garage floor has been given the go-ahead to sue child protective services and school officials for $200million, a judge has ruled.

Justyna Zubko-Valva claims she had warned child protective services and administrators at her son's school that the eight-year-old Thomas was being abused by his father.

Her fears came true on January 17, 2020, when Thomas froze to death after his father, Michael Valva, locked him in a freezing garage as a form of punishment. Valva's girlfriend, Angela Pollina, allegedly participated in the abuse.

Last week, an Eastern District of New York court advanced Zubko-Valva's lawsuit against numerous CPS officials for deliberate indifference, school officials from the East Moriches Union Free School District for wrongful death claims, and several attorneys for malpractice.

Valva and Pollina were charged with second degree murder in the death, and are currently awaiting trial. The case saw extensive delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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1 posted on 06/22/2022 4:41:02 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

That’s horrific.


2 posted on 06/22/2022 4:41:58 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Morgana

used to be these type suits were a few million, but recently they added another zero.


3 posted on 06/22/2022 4:45:58 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Morgana

Back the Blue.
/s


4 posted on 06/22/2022 4:46:18 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Joe Biden has been protected by assault weapons his entire adult life. )
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To: Morgana

They can sue... doesn’t mean they will win.


5 posted on 06/22/2022 4:47:57 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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To: Morgana

Taxpayers will pay thr price, not officials.

And because officials never pay a price, kids will keep dying.

If I were the mother I’d make the government an offer: Fire the people in charge and directly involved, with the loss of pensions and bennies, and I will never sue.


6 posted on 06/22/2022 4:48:57 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

196 million for the lawyers, 2.8 million for costs, and 1.2 million for the mother. Putin’s inflation has impacted the legal profession apparently in a very big way.


7 posted on 06/22/2022 4:49:49 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: Dr. Sivana

If I was on the jury she would get more....

Now that we can begin to hold petty government officals responsible for their actions, it is time to after the large class...
The Judges.
Everytime they let a killer or a kiddie diddler walk, they should be held personally responsible for any damage that individual causes.


8 posted on 06/22/2022 5:37:01 AM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: Morgana

Those people are all protected
Damages will come from taxpayer money


9 posted on 06/22/2022 6:45:27 AM PDT by silverleaf (“Freedom ultimately means the right of other people to do things that you disagree with”. T. Sowell )
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To: Susquehanna Patriot
196 million for the lawyers, 2.8 million for costs, and 1.2 million for the mother. Putin’s inflation has impacted the legal profession apparently in a very big way.

True story; about 6 years ago, I got my portion of a class actions suit against ATT. I was a customer for about 10 years. The final total class award was $88,000,000. I got a check for $.08. No joke!!

10 posted on 06/22/2022 7:31:05 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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11 posted on 07/06/2022 9:19:09 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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