The estate of a 16-year-old boy, who drowned while in the custody of a school for adjudicated delinquents and dependents in Mercer County, has reached a $5.12 million settlement with the school and with the school employee who took the boy off-campus for an unauthorized swimming trip.
The case settled Aug. 25, according to the settlement release. Plaintiff’s attorneys from Kline & Specter filed a motion for approval of the settlement in Philadelphia Orphans’ Court Sept. 30. The Orphans’ Court has not yet ruled on the motion.
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