Federal judge orders Thomas Valva wrongful death case to trial after settlement falls apart

Greater Moriches coverage is funded in part by Peconic Bay Medical Center, a place that is here for life’s most defining moments.

A federal judge has ordered the wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the 2020 death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva to go to trial in September, after a $9 million settlement with Suffolk County collapsed over unresolved legal disputes, according to a report.

U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan set jury selection to begin Sept. 22 in federal court in Brooklyn, bluntly declaring in his order: “THIS CASE IS GOING TO TRIAL,” Newsday reported Thursday…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS