Comments on: “Family of NYC autistic teen found dead to get $2.7M” https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/08/family-nyc-autistic-teen-found-dead-get-2-7m/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 17 Sep 2016 15:47:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Walter Olson https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/08/family-nyc-autistic-teen-found-dead-get-2-7m/comment-page-1/#comment-341106 Sat, 17 Sep 2016 15:38:38 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=60641#comment-341106 Original AP story link now broken, but here is an NBC New York link to the same account:

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/New-YOrk-City-Settles-With-Family-of-Avonte-Oquendo-388683082.html

And the New York Post’s coverage:

http://nypost.com/2016/07/28/city-settles-with-avonte-oquendos-family-for-2-7m/

]]> By: Martin Cowen https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/08/family-nyc-autistic-teen-found-dead-get-2-7m/comment-page-1/#comment-340531 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 14:30:35 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=60641#comment-340531 “Without permission” Autistic kids are prone to wander and many, like my own, require 24/7/365 supervision. My son cannot follow instructions. “Without permission” is nonsense in this context.

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