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$10.5 Million Accord Reached in Teen's Death

Posted on Feb 15, 2010

Law.com reports that a  $10.5 million dollar settlement was reached on Friday in a wrongful death suit brought by the mother of Manny Leach, a Philadelphia teenager who died by asphyxiation in 2007. Leach’s death occurred while he was at Chad Youth Enhancement Center in Ashland, Tennessee after receiving placement for rehabilitation after a court ordered psychiatric evaluation following theft of a vehicle and violation of probation. 

Leach’s death was the result of an improper chokehold placed upon him by two security guards – Randall Rae and Milton Francis -- at the detention center. The plaintiff’s attorney described the attack as “brutal” and claimed that Rae and Francis were never properly trained nor reprimanded for prior similar incidents. 

Leach’s death was ruled a homicide by a medical examiner, but the Tennessee grand jury did not bring charges against Rae or Francis.

Chad Youth Enhancement Center has agreed to pay the entire $10.5 million in damages to Leach’s mother, but the settlement includes no admission of liability by the organization

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