A northern Indiana city has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a 5-year-old boy fatally shocked in 2008 when he crawled into an electrical transformer box.
WSBT-TV in South Bend reports that attorneys for Mishawaka confirm the settlement with the family of Izaya Baiz-Hickey, who died on Thanksgiving Day 2008.
The attorneys won’t discuss the details of the settlement, but state laws caps settlements involving lawsuits against municipalities at $700,000.
Mishawaka Utilities owned the utility box, which had been left unlocked the day the boy died. His family sued the city of Mishawaka, the apartment complex where the boy died and its management company for wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
The lawsuit against the management company and apartment complex is ongoing.
Information from: WSBT-TV
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