Kansas foster teen’s family awarded $8.3 million after his death at juvenile intake center

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Embry Law, Action Injury Law Group, and Hart McLaughlin & Eldridge secured a historic jury verdict in a federal civil rights trial in Wichita, Kansas. We are honored and grateful to represent Marquan Teetz and his family. This unprecedented result is a testament to Marquan’s commitment to social justice and the relentless work of our trial team led by Brian Eldridge, John Marrese, Morgan Forbes, and Ben Stelter-Embry.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jury-awards-83-million-kansas-foster-teens-family-death-juvenile-intak-rcna257690

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