Nadeem Bezar, left, and Kyle Nocho, right, with Kline & Specter. Courtesy photos $8M Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death, Negligence Suits Against Phila. Foster Agency
"In terms of information that was available about the house, I don't know that I've seen a worse placement before," said Kline & Specter's Nadeem Bezar about the agency's decision to place two girls in a home with a history of violence, among other concerns.
October 16, 2024 at 05:27 PM
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An $8 million settlement was reached Friday on behalf of two girls who faced physical and sexual abuse after a Philadelphia child welfare agency allegedly placed them in a home with a known child sex offender, among other concerns, according to the plaintiffs' attorneys with Kline & Specter.
The Oct. 11 settlement in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas stems from wrongful death and negligence suits filed against the Latino-based adoption and foster agency, Asociacion Puertorriquenos En Marcha and its subsidiary, Pradera Corp., on behalf of an 8-year-old girl identified as N.F., and her one-year-old sister, J.J., who died after ingesting fentanyl and the animal anesthetic xylazine.
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