August 27, 2025
Officials in Chester County, Pennsylvania, denied any role in the death of a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly abused by her father and stepmother, claiming in the county's answer to a lawsuit that any fault lay with the alleged abusers.
August 04, 2025
A Philadelphia-area school district and two officials have been released from a complaint alleging that they, along with others, were liable for the death of a 12-year-old girl who was fatally abused by her father and stepmother.
May 30, 2025
Several Pennsylvania child welfare agencies and officials have been let out of a lawsuit claiming they were responsible for a 12-year-old girl's fatal abuse by her father and stepmother, but the court afforded the plaintiff the opportunity to refile the suit against officials in their individual capacities.
November 26, 2024
The state of Pennsylvania has been let out of a federal lawsuit in which schools and local child-welfare agencies are accused of allowing a 12-year-old girl to be fatally abused by her father and stepmother, with the girl's estate telling the court that Pennsylvania has not responded to the lawsuit.
September 04, 2024
A northeastern Pennsylvania county wants out of a lawsuit over schools and local child-welfare agencies accused of allowing a 12-year-old girl to be abused to death by her father and stepmother, arguing that the case didn't fall under any of the exceptions to state agencies' sovereign immunity.
August 15, 2024
The half-sisters of a 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl who was allegedly tortured and starved to death by her father and stepmother have filed a lawsuit saying there was "atrocious and reprehensible disregard" shown by those responsible for protecting her.