Judge orders trial in Thomas Valva wrongful death case

A federal judge has ordered the wrongful death lawsuit against Suffolk County related to the death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva to proceed to trial, after his mother failed to finalize a $9 million settlement. The judge dismissed her request for an extension and scheduled jury selection for September in Brooklyn. Thomas died of hypothermia after being forced to sleep in an unheated garage by his father, a former NYPD officer, and his father's fiancee, in a case highlighting failures in child protective services.

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