$10.5 Million Dollar Settlement In Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The city of Philadelphia, Chad Youth Enhancement Services Inc., and its parent company, Universal Health Services Inc, settled a wrongful death lawsit filed by the estate of Omega "Manny" Leach for $10,500,000. According to allegations in the lawsuit Leach died in June and his death was avoidable but for the negligence of the defendants.
Leach's death was the second such incident at the facility. According to documents prodcuded in the lawsuit Leach was being choked by an employee of the facility, Mr. Rae. A nurse who arrived on the scene reportedly found Leach was not breathing and did not have a pulse. He dies shortly thereafter. The facility had a duty to protect the young man from this type of activity and should have been better supervised.
